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Jean Sell Obituary
Jean graduated from Purdue University in 1941 with a degree in Home Economics. In 1942 she married a fellow Purdue classmate, John M. Sell. They settled in Anderson, Ind., with John working at Delco Remy Division of GM. John was transferred to Allison Division in Indianapolis in 1966 so the family moved there and remained until 1977 when the couple moved to Venice.
Since 2000, Jean lived at the Village on the Isle (VOTI) in Venice. She was a full-time mom until the late sixties when she was employed by the Indianapolis School District. Jean was a religious woman as she was the daughter of a Methodist pastor and attended Methodist churches her whole life.
She and John took a year long trip around the US in an Airstream trailer in the late seventies which was one of the best years of their lives. She enjoyed music (played piano and sang), gardening, playing cards, and boating. At Purdue she was a member of Delta Gamma sorority and remained in touch with some sorority sisters for many decades after that.
Jean is survived by her daughter Susan of Brick, N.J., son David of Seattle, Wa., and son Jeffrey of Mecosta Mich.; grandchildren Christina, Nicholas, Stephanie, and Jason; as well as five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and her sister Helen Rae of Oconomowoc, Wisc.
Memorial donations may be made to your choice of the following: Grace United Methodist Church in Venice, the Delta Gamma Sorority at Purdue, or the VOTI Scholarship Fund.
Jean's life will be celebrated in a private ceremony. Please visit her online register at www.farleyfuneralhome.com.
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Wanda Mitchelll
June 5, 2021
We lived next door , on Westfield Dr, South Edgewood, Indiana (Anderson) for several years. Jean and many of the ladies in the neighborhood met at each others homes for fun and good food. I remember Jean and the children with fondness. My children, Brenda was 8 and Danny was 4 when your family moved. I am sorry to learn Jean has died, but pleased she lived to 102.
She was a good neighbor and good friend.
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