Nadine Sellergren Hehn

HEHN-Nadine Sellergren. Born in Essex, IA, February 13, 1913, to Esther Marie Palm Sellergren and Arthur Frederick Sellergren. Died January 13, 2004, in Los Angeles. Married October 20, 1934, to John Nelson Hehn of Omaha. Maternal and paternal great-grandparents were pioneer settlers and founders of Stanton, Iowa. Was an active community volunteer, serving on the Board of Trustees of Brownell-Talbot School and the Board of Directors of the former Fontenelle Boulevard Home for the Aged, the Uta Halee Girls Village, the Clarkson Hospital Service League, and the Women's Association of Dundee Presbyterian Church. Was a lifetime Honorary Member of the National Board of Christian Education of the Presbyterian Church, USA. Was active for many years organizing the Children's Hospital Bazaar. Taught in the Dundee Presbyterian church school for 21 years, 7 as girls' confirmation instructor. With Officer Mike Loftis of the Omaha Police Department, set up first "safety walk to school" program for kindergarten children throughout the city. Most important, she was a loving, kind, and good-natured, wife, mother, and grandmother, an avid reader, and a writer of thoughtful prose. Survived by daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Richard Art, Tucson; grandson and granddaughter-in-law Devin and Nancy Boss, Toledo; grandsons Daniel Boss, Los Angeles, and William Art, Boston; granddaughter Amanda Art, Los Angeles; great-grandson, Elijah Nelson Boss, Toledo; sister-in-law Mary Hehn Lynn, Huntington Beach, CA; nieces, nephews, and cousins.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE, Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, IA, Thursday, September 28, 2006, 1 p.m. Sellergren, Lindell, DeMarce, Red Oak.