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William John Selckmann, 80, of Crownsville, died May 26 at North Arundel Hospital from complications after a hip fracture.

Born April 28, 1925, in Baltimore, Mr. Selckmann served in the Army during World War II and was a survivor of the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium.

He retired from Lindley Packaging Co.

Mr. Selckmann was a member of American Legion Post 40 and enjoyed fishing, boating and baseball.

Surviving are his wife, Gloria Elizabeth Selckmann; three children, Janet A. Johnson of Glen Burnie, Paul T. Selckmann of Stevensville and Karen A. Selckmann of Annapolis; one brother, James Selckman of Pasadena; and two grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Barranco and Sons Severna Park Funeral Home, 495 Ritchie Highway. Graveside services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Maryland Veterans Cemetery in Crownsville. Online condolences may be made at www.barrancofuneralhome.com.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Herald Harbor Firefighters, 401 Hall Road, Crownsville, MD 21032.

As published in The Capital Newspaper on 5/29/2005