Obituary of Max Dale Selzer

Max D. Selzer, 76, longtime Iowa City area businessman, died Monday, September 10, 2007, at a care center in Virginia, Minnesota. A celebration of Max’s Life will be Friday, October 5th at the Quality Inn, the old ‘Highlander Inn’, West Ballroom, 2525 North Dodge Street, Iowa City. Please join the family anytime after 4pm as they celebrate the life of Max “Big Bubba” Selzer, the Silver Fox. Funeral services will be held at 10am, Saturday, October 6, 2007 at Zion Lutheran Church, Iowa City. Family internment services with military honors will be held at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Iowa City. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established in Max’s memory. Online condolences may be sent for his family through the web at www.gayandciha.com. Max Dale Selzer was born July 11, 1931, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa the son of Charles George and Lillian Beatrice (Holets) Selzer. He attended Roosevelt High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and received his degree in Architectural Engineering from Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. Max married Delores Muhs on August 10, 1957, in Davenport, and just celebrated fifty years of marriage with all the children at their lake home in Minnesota. His family includes his wife, Dee; two sons, Jay, his wife, Kim and son Jaxon of Orlando, Florida; Kent, his wife, Jennifer, his children Dane, Rileigh and Renna, step-children Christina, Jeffrey, and Carley Jackson and step-great grandchild, Tristan of Thonotosassa, Florida; and two daughters, Karen Strand, her husband Burke, daughters Chloe and Natalie, step-children Keeley, Berkley and Maizey Strand of Dixon, Iowa; Gayle Selzer and son Kody Lennon-Selzer of North Liberty, Iowa and Max’s brother, Earl Wayne Selzer and his wife, Marilyn of Cedar Rapids, their kids and grand children, along with ‘ump-teen’ cousins and other loving relatives. Max proudly served his Country and was a project supervisor for the Northern Area Command of the Army Corps of Engineers in Frankfurt, Germany. Returning from service he worked for Louis C. Kingscott and Associates, Inc. in Davenport, Iowa. Max came to Iowa City with his family where he joined Powers and Associates for a number of years. In 1965 he formed Selzer Construction Company Inc. which he ran until his retirement in 1988 when he sold the company; now bearing the name of Selzer Werderitsch Associates. Max enjoyed life to its fullest, from supporting the Iowa Hawkeye Athletics’ tailgating from his motor home with family and friends, camping and boating the summers away at the “res”, following the St. Louis Cardinals, to his love of fishing, golfing, and hunting with his dogs Misty, Dawn and Chevis. Max enjoyed meeting up with his friends for coffee, eating out, and supporting local casinos. Upon his retirement he and Dee retired to winter in sunny Alamo, Texas and summer on Lake Vermillion in Northern Minnesota. You couldn’t keep a good man down; his last major projects included a new lake home in Minnesota and the Guard House for the Alamo Country Club. Throughout Max’s lifetime he believed in supporting the community. He was actively involved in so much, including Sigma Chi Fraternity, The Jaycees, Master Builders of Iowa, Charter President of the Iowa City Sunrise Optimist, Elks, Masons, Kaaba Shire, Past President of the Iowa City Athletic Club, Member of the Iowa City Council and BDI Board. Max will be remembered for many things, including the many buildings and facilities he designed and built, his involvement in the community, and most importantly, his love and support of his family. Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service is caring for Max’s family and his services.