Genevieve Selzler, 1925-2021
Obituaries-Mobridge / Posted May 12, 2021 | 9:33 AM / 655 views
Mass of Christian Burial for Genevieve Selzler, 96, of Mobridge will be at 10:30 AM, Saturday, May 22, 2021, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Mobridge. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Visitation will start at 2 PM Friday with a prayer service at 7 PM at the funeral home. Genevieve passed away Friday, May 7, 2021 at the Mobridge Regional Hospital.
Genevieve Margaret (Goldade) Selzler was born February 25, 1925 to Joseph and Regina (Holzer) Goldade at her parent’s home in Linton, North Dakota. Her parents later moved to South Dakota on the now, Lawrence Goldade farm, southwest of Timber Lake. Genevieve and her nine siblings grew up on that farm and they walked five miles to the Madson Country School. Occasionally they got to ride a horse.
At the age of 25, on September 19, 1950, Genevieve married Frank Selzler in a double wedding with her sister Elizabeth and Franks brother Antone Selzler. Their children and Frank and Genevieve’s children consider themselves double cousins. Frank and Genevieve had 2 children. Philiphine Selzler Smolik and Leo Selzler.
Frank, Genevieve, Antone and Elizabeth lived north of Glencross, SD on the current Carl Salzer place. After about six years, Frank bought the blacksmith shop from John Brehm and they moved to Timber Lake and made their home there. They lived across the road from the elevator and Genevieve made many trips to the shop to give Frank a coke and to check on him. Her brother John and Esther Goldade and family moved beside them. Antone and Elizabeth’s boy, Jake, stayed with Genevieve and Frank during the week and went to school in Timber Lake. Genevieve was a caretaker. She considered Cathy, Lawrence, Helen and Renee Goldade and Jake Selzler as her own kids. Later when the grand kids came along, they were her pride and joy. She always waited for their visits and talked about that visit for weeks afterwards. She thought the world of her four grandsons: Ted and Brian Smolik, Blake and Garret Selzler. She welcomed the great grandchildren: Trace Smolik and Tempest Smolik and loved to see them also. Genevieve was anxiously waiting to see her new great grand baby, Rebel Selzler.
About seventeen years ago, Frank and Genevieve (a little reluctantly) moved to Mobridge, to be closer to the hospital. With the help and friendship of their wonderful neighbors and their son Leo and his wife Bev who helped them settle in. They were always checking on them and helping out when needed. Her sister Marian Selzler also lived in Mobridge and helped too. They settled into Mobridge nicely.
Genevieve was a great cook and will be remembered for her creamed chicken, soup and German Potato Salad. She had quite a way with her beautiful house plants and in the earlier years always had a huge garden. Genevieve also loved to watch the Minnesota Twins baseball games. Also, in the earlier years her and Frank loved to get together with family and friends to play hand and foot canasta which she always seemed to have a lot of black threes in her hand. This always made Frank chuckle.
Frank passed away, July 29, 2013. Philiphine moved in with her mother to help her to continue to live in her home. She spent three days in the hospital, but lived in her home until the time of her death.
Genevieve is survived by her children, Philiphine Selzler Smolik, Mobridge and Leo (Bev) Selzler, McKenzie, ND, grandsons, Ted (Jackie Ridl) Smolik, Timber Lake, SD, Brian (Christina Turgeon) Smolik, Mobridge, SD, Blake (Holli) Selzler, Linton, ND, Garret (Krista Wolff) Selzler, Sterling, ND, great grandchildren, Trace Smolik, Rapid City, SD, Tempest Smolik, Timber Lake SD, Rebel Selzler, Sterling, ND, step great grandchildren, Jesse, Katie, Colton Ridl and Ryker Wolff, sister-in-laws, Esther Goldade of Timber Lake, Mary (Selzler) Goldade of Rapid City and Jean Selzler of Belle Fourche. She is also survived by her only living sibling Marian Selzler of Mobridge.
Genevieve is preceded in death by her husband, Frank, parents, Joseph and Regina Goldade, siblings, Ferdinand, Joseph, Antone, Leopold, Elizabeth, Anna, Johanna, John, and son-in-law, Victor Smolik.