Theodora C. Selig
December 20, 1925 — December 20, 2025
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Theodora (Theo) Selig, a resident of San Rafael, California died peacefully on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at the age of 100. She had a full and complete life and will be forever remembered.
Born in Seattle in 1925, Theo grew up in San Francisco, and when she was 11 years old, she walked across the Golden Gate Bridge the day it opened in 1937. She went to Lowell High School and then attended the University of California - Berkeley right after World War II. Theo earned a Bachelors of Science Degree, Cum Laude, in Biology from New Mexico State University in 1957. From 1957 to
1962, she was a bacteriologist at the state health lab in Albuquerque.
She was married to Ernst Selig in 1948, and they had two children, Alice Ruth Schindall, now residing in Arlington, Massachusetts, and Randolph Max Selig, now residing in Mill Valley, California. There are four grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Her husband’s military career took her and the two children to Japan, New Mexico, Germany, and Maryland. With Ernst’s last Army assignment at the Army Intelligence School at Ft. Holabird, Maryland, the family moved to Baltimore in 1966, where Theo became a child protective services worker for Baltimore County. When Ernst and Theo moved to Hillsboro, Maryland on the Eastern Shore in 1978, she became a foster care worker for Caroline County Department of Social Services. She retired in 1988.
Theo moved to Drake Terrace, a retirement home in San Rafael, California in December 2000, while Ernst remained in the family home in Hillsboro. He visited her 3-4 times every year. Ernst pre-deceased her in August, 2024 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, where Theo will join him.
Theo was an avid reader, a dedicated swimmer, and an ardent bridge player. She and Ernst traveled extensively in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the Caribbean. Theo loved nature and animals. She had 8 cats, the last, Peter, who she walked on a leash.
Services at Arlington National Cemetery 200 King Drive Arlington, VA 22209, on Friday, March 27th, 2026, at 11:00 am.
Born in Seattle in 1925, Theo grew up in San Francisco, and when she was 11 years old, she walked across the Golden Gate Bridge the day it opened in 1937. She went to Lowell High School and then attended the University of California - Berkeley right after World War II. Theo earned a Bachelors of Science Degree, Cum Laude, in Biology from New Mexico State University in 1957. From 1957 to
1962, she was a bacteriologist at the state health lab in Albuquerque.
She was married to Ernst Selig in 1948, and they had two children, Alice Ruth Schindall, now residing in Arlington, Massachusetts, and Randolph Max Selig, now residing in Mill Valley, California. There are four grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Her husband’s military career took her and the two children to Japan, New Mexico, Germany, and Maryland. With Ernst’s last Army assignment at the Army Intelligence School at Ft. Holabird, Maryland, the family moved to Baltimore in 1966, where Theo became a child protective services worker for Baltimore County. When Ernst and Theo moved to Hillsboro, Maryland on the Eastern Shore in 1978, she became a foster care worker for Caroline County Department of Social Services. She retired in 1988.
Theo moved to Drake Terrace, a retirement home in San Rafael, California in December 2000, while Ernst remained in the family home in Hillsboro. He visited her 3-4 times every year. Ernst pre-deceased her in August, 2024 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, where Theo will join him.
Theo was an avid reader, a dedicated swimmer, and an ardent bridge player. She and Ernst traveled extensively in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the Caribbean. Theo loved nature and animals. She had 8 cats, the last, Peter, who she walked on a leash.
Services at Arlington National Cemetery 200 King Drive Arlington, VA 22209, on Friday, March 27th, 2026, at 11:00 am.
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