RANDOLPH — Funeral service for Joseph L. “Joedy” Sellon, 93, Randolph, will be held at 11 a.m., May 27, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Randolph. Officiating the service will be P.M.A. Dwight Brummels.

Visitation will be held 9:30 a.m. to service time, Tuesday, also at the church. Burial will take place at the Randolph City Cemetery, rural Randolph.

Military rites will be conducted by the V.F.W. Alvin Kessler Post #5545, American Legion Post #113, and the United States Air Force Honors Guard.

Stonacek Funeral Chapel, Randolph, is in charge of the arrangements.

Joseph L. Sellon was born Dec. 22, 1931, to Joseph E. and Eleanor (Otte) Sellon in Randolph. He died May 14, 2025, at Colonial Manor, Randolph, at the age of 93. Growing up, Joedy helped on the family farm, delivering milk from their dairy to the Randolph community before going to school each day. He attended Randolph Public Schools, graduating in 1950. Joedy enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1951, and proudly served for four years. During his years in the service, he was stationed in Texas, California, England and Tampa, Fla.

Joedy married his high school sweetheart, Marlene Strathman, July 21, 1952, at MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Fla. In 1956, they returned to Randolph to farm, moving to the farm on “the Hill” in 1959. They had a daughter, Marla, and a son, Monty. Joedy farmed with his dad until the early 1980s. After his dad retired, Joedy continued to farm well into his 80s. He had many hired men over his years of farming who became like his family.

As a lifelong resident, Joedy was proud of the Randolph community, the golf course, and his church. He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, participating in Men in Mission, the church choir, and the church council.

He was a member of the Randolph Lions Club and the VFW. He was also very active with the Randolph Senior Center, serving as Chairman for several years.

Joedy and Marlene enjoyed traveling with family and friends to Husker football games, to Hawaii and Alaska, and on several other cruises and trips. They enjoyed daily drives around town and in the country to check the crops. He always had a smile and a story or joke to tell. Most of all, he loved to hold hands with Marlene. They were blessed to celebrate 72 years of marriage last July.

Joedy is survived by his wife, Marlene; his daughter, Marla Heitmann, Omaha; his son, Dr. Monty and Lynnette Sellon, Fremont; his four granddaughters, Stephanie Heitmann, Omaha; Melissa and Jesse Glenn, Omaha; Amy and Jake Goldsberry, Omaha; Cari and Ethan Kleinknecht, Peoria, Ariz.; great-grandchildren, Addison and Emilia Glenn, and Emmitt and Evelyn Kleinknecht; brothers-in-law and sisters-inlaw, Myron and Logene Strathman, Randolph, and Marian and Richard Anderson, Lincoln; as well as many nieces, nephews and friends.

Joedy is preceded in death by his son-in-law, Stephen Heitmann; his parents, Joseph and Eleanor Sellon; parents-in-law, Ernest and Minnie Strathman; sisters Lavone (Gerald) Hansen and Twilla (Lowell) Friedrich; brother-in-law, Harold Bauer; brothers-in-law, Melvin Strathman and Milton (Sharon) Strathman; nieces, Melanie Strathman and Janet Prochaska; nephew, Robert Hansen; and great-nephew, Anthony Strathman.