Funeral Service Saturday for Arline Sell, of Roseville

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Funeral services for Arline Sell, of Roseville, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, May 19 at St Timothy Lutheran Church, 1465 N. Victoria St., St. Paul.

Sell-loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother- passed away on Sunday, May 13 at the Light House of Mahtomedi. She was 85 years old.

Arline was born in St. Paul, (Frogtown) to Minnie and Arthur Runge on Nov.16, 1926.

Sell graduated from Mechanic Arts High School and began working at Great Northern Railroad. She met the love of her life, Ronald, and married in 1946.

The couple lived in Roseville most of their lives. Arline was a homemaker and was very active at St. Timothy Lutheran Church where she was the welcome center coordinator. Arline was known to many as "The Church Lady".  She was also a seamstress that could sew and fix just about anything.

Arline is survived by her beloved husband, Ronald; children, Steven (Ingrid), Douglas (Jane), Darline (Bruce Rolf), Mark (Heidi) and David (Diane); grandchildren, Brian, Bradley, Jennifer, Christopher, Jessica, Chad, Amanda, Emily, Abigale, Jonathan, Michael, and Lukas; great-grandchildren; Benjamin, Andrew, Jacob, Joselyn, Renee and expectant baby; and sister, Evelyn Eckert.

The family wishes to thank the staff at the Light House of Mahtomedi and Health Partners Hospice for their loving and compassionate care. 

Memorials preferred to The Light House of Mahtomedi.

Arrangements are being handled by Mueller-Bies Funeral Home-Roseville