John Paul Seelman

John Paul Seelman

Oxford

John Paul Seelman, 60, died on May 22, 2025, on the family farm near Cosgrove, IA.

He graduated from Clear Creek High School in 1982.

Private family services will be held, and a celebration of life will be held for the community later this summer for John and his sister Nan. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the John Seelman Memorial Fund 1490 Forevergreen Rd., North Liberty, IA 52317.

John was born on July 7, 1964, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. He was one of twelve children, the youngest child of Lucille (Crock) and Harry Seelman. He is survived by his siblings, Barb Reiter of St. Paul, MN, Dianne (Keith) Gibson of Dubuque, Cindi Seelman of North Liberty, Chris (Chuck) Rohret of Iowa City, Mary Mascher of Iowa City, Coleen (Art) Chipman of North Liberty, Steve Seelman of Oxford, Tom (Val) Seelman of Oxford, Jim (Bev) Seelman of North Liberty, his cousin, Colette Cook of Cedar Rapids, and nieces and nephews, Rick (Heather) Michel of Oakdale, MN, Ross Gibson of West Des Moines, Cory Seelman of North Liberty, Amy (Nate) Nolte of North Liberty, Abbie (Reid) Jensen of North Liberty, Jason (Lyndsey) Mascher of Iowa City, Julia (Nick) Oxley, Laura (Phil) Lockwood of Des Moines, Tony (Sarah) Chipman of Lincoln, NE, Jeremy (Janeanne) Gerot of Stuttgart, Germany, Allan Seelman of Oxford, Angie Seelman of St. Louis, MO, Megan Aubrecht of Oxford, Travis (Karla) Aubrecht of Tiffin, Kiley Seelman of Tiffin, Amanda (Tom) Webber of West Branch, Brett (Erica) Seelman of Cedar Rapids, and Megan Seelman of North Liberty. John is also survived by twenty-two great-nieces and -nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lucille Seelman (2001), Harry Seelman (2014), his brother Allan Ray Seelman (1971), his brother-in-law Bob Reiter (2017), and his sister Nan Seelman (2025).

The full obituary may be read at www.lensingfuneral.com, where we invite you to share memories of John on his tribute wall.