Sarah Martin Selissen

Living. Daughter of Lester F. Martin Jr. (“Les”) and Cathy (Petty) Martin. Married Shawn Selissen. One known son: Mason Selissen.

Relationship to Don

Second cousin — both descend from great-grandparents Gerald Martin Sr. + Hazel Mielke through siblings Helen (Don’s grandmother) and Lester Sr. (Sarah’s grandfather).

Lineage:

• Don’s line: Gerald Sr./Hazel → Helen Martin → Betty Mae Schmidt → Don
• Sarah’s line: Gerald Sr./Hazel → Lester E. Sr. → Lester F. Jr. → Sarah

Personal note

Came over to the Krumpos house often as a kid alongside her sister Christy, with parents Les and Cathy — dinner and cards. In later years, Sarah was the one who continued coming with Les and Cathy — the persistent thread of the relationship as her sister branched off into her own household. Weekly church overlap at Central Assembly of God through the 1980s.

Sources

• Lester F. Martin Jr. obituary (2011) — names Sarah (Shawn) Selissen as daughter; Mason Selissen as grandson.

Research Notes

• Living person — entry minimal per CONTRIBUTING.md privacy rule. Expand only with consent.
• Birth year unknown; likely 1970s based on parents’ 1970 marriage.
• “Kaitlyn Martin” in Les’s 2011 obit under Martin surname — parentage unconfirmed (possibly Sarah’s child by an earlier relationship, or Christy’s, or a third Martin descendant).