Mike Selby

Michael Leroy Selby, (Mike) son of Clyde and Cleo Selby was born on July 31, 1950, at Clarinda, Iowa. He was the third born of three children. He passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at CHI Mercy Hospital in Corning, Iowa at the age of seventy-one years.

Mike attended country school near Tenville, Iowa for one year until it closed. The rest of his school years were in Villisca, Iowa, graduating with the class of 1968.

On July 10, 1971, he and Linda Sue (Peterson) were united in marriage at the United Methodist Church in Villisca, Iowa. Two children were born to bless this union: Travis and Alexander.

Mike and Sue first lived in Villisca, Iowa with Mike working in sales and then owning a men’s clothing store. In the mid 1980’s they moved to Corning, Iowa where Sue was a teacher in the Corning Elementary School. Mike worked at Uarco and then in sales.

Mike was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Corning, Iowa. He was a member of the Iowa National Guard for eight years, a volunteer Firemen in Villisca, and loved the game of golf, loved old cars, and was a member of SW Cruisers car club of Corning, Iowa. He was a life-long fan of the Chicago Bears. He loved his family and their activities and time together.

Mike is survived by his wife: Sue, Corning, and two sons, and seven grandchildren. Son: Travis (Kim) Selby and their children: son, Drew, and daughter, Reagan of Sheboygan, WI, and Son: Alex (Sarah) Selby and their five children: sons Brayden, Gage, Kian, Zane, and daughter Zada of Plentywood, MT. Also surviving are: Sister, Karen Marasco of Omaha, NE and Brother-in-law, John Goodrich of Ft. Meyers, FL, Sister-in-law and Brother-in-law, Elizabeth and Gary White, LaPorte, CO, and Sister-in-law and Brother-in-law Dianne and Jerry Knudson, Greensboro, GA. He is survived by nieces, nephews, and extended family and friends.

Mike was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde and Cleo Selby, sister, Barbara Goodrich, and brother-in-law, Harry Marasco, and Mother-in-law, Lola Peterson, Father-in-law Albert Carl Peterson, Brother-in-law Albert C. Peterson and Sister-in-law Patsey Peterson.