Elaine Dorothy Sell

Elaine Dorothy Sell, one of four children of Maude Irene (Mass) and Arthur Hans Miller, was born on August 27, 1926 on a farm in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. She grew up on a farm near Silver City, Iowa. Elaine attended Silver Creek Country School and graduated from Silver City High School in 1944.

Elaine and Harrison Sell were married on January 5, 1946 in Hiawatha, Kansas. They made their home on the family farm near Silver City and their marriage was blessed with two children, Wayne and Joyce.

Elaine was a lifetime homemaker. Among her enjoyments were latch hook, reading, listening to country music, sharing boxes of Casey's donuts with her family and friends, and shopping "blue light specials" at Kmart. She especially loved spending time with her family, neighbors, and friends.

Elaine and Harrison were married 48 years when Harrison passed away on August 22, 1994.

Elaine remained on the farm until May of 2006, when she entered Risen Son Christian Village in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She passed away at Risen Son on April 14, 2012, at the age of 85 years, 7 months, and 17 days. Elaine was preceded in death by her parents; beloved husband Harrison; brother Darwin "Steve" Miller; sister-in-law Roberta Miller; and brother-in-law Gerald Schnepel.

Elaine is survived by son Wayne Sell and wife Dory; daughter Joyce Reed and husband Pat, all of Silver City; grandson, Shane Reed and wife Nicole, and their children, Chase, Caitlin, Cade, and Channing, of Silver City; sister Kathryn Schnepel of Treynor, IA; brother Michael Miller and friend Wendy Hornstein of Malvern; sister-in-law Jean Miller of Glenwood, IA; and other relatives and friends.

A memorial fund has been established.

Interment in Silver City Cemetery.