Rollie Seltz obit

ROLLAND SELTZ OBITUARY

 

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Seltz, Passed away October 13, 2022. His limbs and his memory wore out. He spent the last years of his life at home with his wife, Murt, bedridden in the living room as life swirled around him. From his bed he could look out at the lake, watch sports on TV, visit with friends and family, and participate in traditional holiday gatherings. He was born in McIntosh, MN on January 25, 1924 to Rev. Paul and Regina Seltz. In the 1940s he played professional basketball in the NBA, professional baseball in the St. Louis Cardinal organization, and later owned Seltz Insurance Agency. He graduated from Humboldt High School and Hamline University and is in the Athletic Hall of Fame at both schools. His passion was golf at North Oaks GC. He qualified for three national tournaments, and in 1974 won the state doubles tournament with Paul Turner. He is survived by wife of 45 years, Muriel (Murt), and children Kris (Jason) Helgeson, Jane (Stephen) Arsenault, Charlotte (Michael) Ferlic, Ann (John) Nash, Rolland, Jr., Catherine (Alan) Bergland, Corinne Seltz (Douglas Drew), Colleen Seltz (Iain Hendren), Carolyn (Lawrence) McBride, Constance (Vincent) Cecys, Christine Seltz (Norman Dion). Grandchildren: Kate (Ryan) Chadwick, Peter Cecys (Tristan Bunker), Nora Cecys, Marshall, Douglas and Forrest Seltz, Logan (Taylor) McBride, Kelsey (Scott) Butts, Catherine Hendren, Austin, Benjamin and Emily Nash, Hannah (Matthew) Stark, Samuel and Camille Arsenault, Mason, Nolan and Evan Ferlic, Claire, William and Catherine Seltz Drew (fiancé Michael Fesko), Anna and Sophia Bergland, Cole and Annika Helgeson. Great-grandchildren Rowan, Gabriel, Vivienne, Brecken and Colton. Sister Mary Hendrickson (John Krogman). Sister-in-law Rosalie Seltz, and ever faithful friend Howard Hass. He is preceded in death by brothers Paul, Richard and Douglas, sister Eunice, and former wife, Florence Elliott. Funeral service Thursday, October 20, 11:30 a.m. at Incarnation Lutheran Church, 4880 Hodgson Road, Shoreview, MN. Reviewal beginning at 10:00 a.m. Interment with family will be held at a later time. Memorials preferred to Incarnation Lutheran Church, or the Alzheimer's Association.

Born in McIntosh, Minnesota, Seltz attended Humboldt Senior High School in Saint Paul. He attended Hamline University, where he was named an All-American by Converse in 1946. Seltz and teammate Howie Schultz stirred up controversy during the 1944–45 season as the two men played minor league baseball during their college careers. At the time, this was viewed in some quarters as a violation of their amateur status for college basketball. During college, Seltz played for the Duluth Dukes, Jamestown Falcons, Rochester Red Wings, Lynchburg Cardinals and Allentown Cardinals, batting .266 in 400 games.

Following his college career, Seltz joined the Anderson Duffey Packers of the National Basketball League (NBL) in 1946. He played two seasons for the Packers and one for the Waterloo Hawks, averaging 8.1 points per game in 1948–49. The following season, Seltz re-joined the Packers as the team moved to the new National Basketball Association (formed through a merger of the NBL and the Basketball Association of America). Seltz averaged 7.8 points per game during the 1949–50 NBA season.

Seltz died on October 13, 2022, at the age of 98.