Selma Seastrand Miller was the eldest of 11 children born to Ernest J. Seastrand and Myrtle Chipman Robinson. She was born November 5, 1912, in American Fork, Utah. She married Elden J. Miller June 14, 1938. They are parents of three daughters: Ann, Nancy and Rosemary. Selma was an elementary school educator. Many of American Fork's first graders learned to read, write and do arithmetic under her tutelage. Selma was a pianist and violinist, and also was the junior Sunday School chorister in American Fork 8th Ward for many years. Selma was chosen as the "Poultry Day" queen in American Fork; this event was later known as "Steel Days" which is held annually in the city. She and Elden loved to travel and visited many of the states plus Canada and Mexico. They also visited many places in Europe including England, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Czechoslovakia. She was especially thrilled to visit her father's birth home in Norra Mellby, Sweden. Selma was a generous and loving mother and grandmother and is remembered for her kindly and cheerful disposition. She died July 23, 2005, in American Fork, and was laid to rest in the city cemetery at the side of her husband Elden.
Selma Seastrand Miller was the eldest of 11 children born to Ernest J. Seastrand and Myrtle Chipman Robinson. She was born November 5, 1912, in American Fork, Utah. She married Elden J. Miller June 14, 1938. They are parents of three daughters: Ann, Nancy and Rosemary. Selma was an elementary school educator. Many of American Fork's first graders learned to read, write and do arithmetic under her tutelage. Selma was a pianist and violinist, and also was the junior Sunday School chorister in American Fork 8th Ward for many years. Selma was chosen as the "Poultry Day" queen in American Fork; this event was later known as "Steel Days" which is held annually in the city. She and Elden loved to travel and visited many of the states plus Canada and Mexico. They also visited many places in Europe including England, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Czechoslovakia. She was especially thrilled to visit her father's birth home in Norra Mellby, Sweden. Selma was a generous and loving mother and grandmother and is remembered for her kindly and cheerful disposition. She died July 23, 2005, in American Fork, and was laid to rest in the city cemetery at the side of her husband Elden.
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