St. Paul Pioneer Press (MN) - July 4, 1995
Deceased Name: DEVELOPER OF TILT-A-WHIRL, ARTHUR SELLNER, IS DEAD AT 80
Generations of children have grown up riding the Tilt-A-Whirl at the State Fair, thanks to Arthur Sellner.
Back during the Great Depression, Sellner was left to keep the family amusement ride business running after his father died. The young man was up to the task, and Sellner Manufacturing survived.
Sellner's work came to end Friday when the Faribault native died in his home. He was 80.
Sellner helped his father, Herbert, experiment with the creation of the Tilt-A-Whirl. The ride resembles a gondola spinning around on its own axis while traveling on an undulating track. Since its creation in 1926, amusement parks and events such as the State Fair have offered the ride.
While still attending Faribault High School in 1931, Sellner joined his father's company as a bookkeeper. During World War II he was a gunnery instructor and a B-17 bomber gunner.
Sellner rose through the ranks at Sellner Manufacturing to became the president of the board of directors in 1972. He also continued the family legacy by training his son, Bruce, to replace him.
Sellner was active in civic affairs, serving on the Faribault Board of Education and as past president of the Faribault Chamber of Commerce.
He is survived by his wife, Helen; two sons, Bruce and Stephen, and a daughter, Carol Anderson.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Faribault.
St. Paul Pioneer Press (MN) - July 4, 1995
Deceased Name: DEVELOPER OF TILT-A-WHIRL, ARTHUR SELLNER, IS DEAD AT 80
Generations of children have grown up riding the Tilt-A-Whirl at the State Fair, thanks to Arthur Sellner.
Back during the Great Depression, Sellner was left to keep the family amusement ride business running after his father died. The young man was up to the task, and Sellner Manufacturing survived.
Sellner's work came to end Friday when the Faribault native died in his home. He was 80.
Sellner helped his father, Herbert, experiment with the creation of the Tilt-A-Whirl. The ride resembles a gondola spinning around on its own axis while traveling on an undulating track. Since its creation in 1926, amusement parks and events such as the State Fair have offered the ride.
While still attending Faribault High School in 1931, Sellner joined his father's company as a bookkeeper. During World War II he was a gunnery instructor and a B-17 bomber gunner.
Sellner rose through the ranks at Sellner Manufacturing to became the president of the board of directors in 1972. He also continued the family legacy by training his son, Bruce, to replace him.
Sellner was active in civic affairs, serving on the Faribault Board of Education and as past president of the Faribault Chamber of Commerce.
He is survived by his wife, Helen; two sons, Bruce and Stephen, and a daughter, Carol Anderson.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Faribault.
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