Wilbur Rogers Selander died at age 85 on August 16, 2015. The cause was complications of Parkinsons Disease. He lived with his wife Ruth in Mount Pleasant, SC. He was an avid golfer, a devoted fan of soccer, including the Charleston Battery, and a lifelong follower of the New York Giants.
Bill was born in Summit, NJ on August 10, 1930. He was the oldest child of Wilbur Clarence Selander, police chief of Springfield, NJ, and Marie Dolores Rogers, a bookkeeper and homemaker. He graduated from Jonathan Dayton High School in Springfield, and studied music at Maryville College in Tennessee. He joined the US Army and was stationed in Germany during the Korean War, where he played clarinet and saxophone in the Army Band. Following the war, he completed college at Montclair (NJ) State, and became a history teacher and high school principal. He earned his Masters degree from Columbia University and Ed.D. from Rutgers University.
In 1957, he married Joan Pantoliano and they had four children. They moved from New Jersey to Rochester NY in 1969, so he could take a position as Principal of E.J. Wilson High School in Spencerport. He was affectionately called “Doc” by the staff and students there. He retired in 1991, soon after Joan’s death from cancer.
Bill and Ruth Holowach met at Stafford Country Club and married in 1993. They were both widowed, shared a love of golf, and were devoted to each other. They moved to Mount Pleasant in 1995 to take advantage of the mild year-round weather, joining Snee Farm Country Club.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth Holowach Selander; sister Jeanne Selander and brother Guy Thomas Selander; four children: Kristine Selander Gordon, Wilbur Robert Selander, James DeWitt Selander, and Kathleen Selander Elli; two stepchildren: Lynn Holowach Badenhausen and Stephanie Holowach Riva; and twelve grandchildren.
The family will hold a private service. Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., Mount Pleasant Chapel.
Memorial donations can be made to the Parkinsons Research Foundation, 5969 Cattleridge Blvd Suite 100, Sarasota, FL 34232 or the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123, in his memory.
A memorial message may be sent to the family by visiting our website at www.jhenrystuhr.com.
