Sebastian, Victor John --- 1910-1999

HARNACK, SEBASTIAN, DOERRING, MONROE

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Date: 2/20/2013 at 19:43:24

Victor Sebastian

Funeral services for Victor Sebastian were held Friday, December 31, 1999 at 10:30 a.m. in the Community Presbyterian Church at Postville, Iowa. The Rev. Gary Catterson officiated. The Schutte Funeral Service of Postville was in charge of arrangements. Burial was in the Postville Cemetery.

Victor Sebastian, the son of John and Lena (Harnack) Sebastian, was born November 8, 1910 in Bloomfield Township, Winneshiek County, near Castalia, Iowa. He died Monday, December 27, 1999 in Veterans Memorial Hospital at Waukon, Iowa. He had reached the age of 89 years, one month and 19 days.

He was baptized Victor Johen Sebastian on December 10, 1910 and confirmed as Victor John Sebastian on August 31, 1924, both in St. Paul Lutheran Church at Postville, Iowa. He attended the Bloomfield School near Castalia and then the West Grove School northeast of Postville and also the Luana High School.

On May 26, 1937 he was united in marriage with LuNida Doerring at the home of her parents in Clayton County. To this union 3 sons were born, Burdette, Merlin, and Milo. The couple farmed for 50 years on the same farm in Post Township, northeast of Postville in Allamakee County. In February of 1988 they moved to their present home on West Williams Street in Postville.

Victor enjoyed farming. He was meticulous about his farm and the machinery and was able to make most of his own repairs. He also liked to do carpentry work and built his own buildings. In his retirement, Victor became interested in family history.

He is preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Herman, who died in infancy.

Surviving is his wife, LuNida, 3 sons, Burdette (Elsie) Sebastian of Postville, Merlin (Lynne) Sebastian of Geneseo, Illinois, and Milo (Linda) Sebastian of Postville; 10 grandchildren, Michele, Craig and his wife Jill, Susan, Jeanne, Brian and wife Mary, Victor, Kelly and wife Bonnie, John Sebastian and wife Dawn, Simone Taylor, and Laurie and husband Brent Thompson, and 12 great grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister, Shirley Monroe of Postville.

He was a member of the Community Presbyterian Church in Postville.

Casket bearers were Michele Sebastian, Simone Taylor, Craig Sebastian, Victor Sebastian, Susan Sebastian, Kelly Sebastian, Jeanne Sebastian, Laurie Thompson, Brian Sebastian, and John Sebastian.

Postville, Iowa newspaper of the time clipping, from Dorothy Schave's obituary collection.