Carol Sellentin, 86, of West Point, died Saturday, May 24, 2025 at St. Joseph’s Hillside Villa.  Funeral service will be 10:30am on Friday, May 30 at Grace Lutheran Church in West Point with Rev. David Hawkins officiating.  Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery with lunch following at the Grace Fellowship Hall.  Visitation will be Thursday from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at Stokely Funeral Home.  Memorials may be made to Grace Lutheran Church or West Point Rescue.  Arrangements by Stokely Funeral Home.

Carol Lynn Sellentin was born December 7, 1938 in Bancroft, Nebraska to Arthur and Gertrude (Kurz) Tietz.  Carol attended Zion Lutheran Elementary School through the 8^th grade completing her high school education at West Point Public School in 1956.  She was an active 4-H member for many years of her youth. Carol married Edward C. Sellentin on December 21, 1956 in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Carol was employed at the West Point Newspaper for one year following her high school graduation, then at Campbell’s Soup Company in Fremont. Carol cared for others as a Nurse’s Aid at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital. The next years were busy with raising their three children while doing bookwork for Sellentin Ready Mix. Later employment included Teacher Assistant at Grace Lutheran Pre-school for two years followed by serving as the Parish Coordinator for Grace Lutheran Church retiring in 2020.

Community and church involvement were important to Carol.  She was a member of the Optimists and was chosen as Optimist of the Year.  Carol served on West Point Rescue, was a member of the West Point Fireman’s Auxiliary, the Grace Lutheran Senior Chancel Choir and the Glory Ringers Handbell Choir.  Carol was instrumental in cooking and serving a free Thanksgiving Dinner at Grace Lutheran Church for 5 years, inviting anyone from the community to attend.

Carol and Ed enjoyed camping with family and friends, attending NASCAR races, and together refurbished 2 former tour buses into motor homes.  The couple attended Husker games, both home and away, as son Jeff played for the Huskers for 5 years, taking friends and family along in the motor home. Carol enjoyed preparing the food for those hungry fans with her daughter.  Prior to Ed’s death in 2006, the motor home was their residence for winter months spent in Florida.

Survivors include daughter, Becky (Jody) Lerch; sons, Jeff and Russ (Rhonda) Sellentin; 12 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren; and brother-in-law, Ray (Janet) Sellentin; and many nieces and nephews.

Carol is preceded by husband, Ed on 9-15-2006; parents; grandparents; sisters, Kathleen (Heinz) Kirbach, Cynthia (Vernon) Wegner; brothers, Robert Tietz, Bill Tietz; sisters-in-law, Evelyn (Leroy) Fredericksen, Carol (Donald) Johnson; parents-in-law, Casper and Caroline Sellentin; and nieces, Kathy Fredericksen Miller and Carrie Johnson.