Selwyn Charles Barohn

He was always thinking of the next person, generous to a fault, and worked so hard to provide for his family. When he was 8 years old, he decided to sell newspapers on the corner of Delmar and Westgate so that he could relieve some of the financial pressure on his parents. At the age of 15, he got a job as a soda jerk. At the age of 17, he worked downtown at a woman’s shoe store. He never wanted to be a financial burden to his parents.

Sel was drafted into the Air Force during the Korean Conflict and was Honorably Discharged in 1955. After discharge, he went to work for Mutual of Omaha as an insurance agent and was there for over 40 years. After retiring for a few years, he went back to work for Physician Mutual, again as an insurance agent. No matter which company he worked for, he was always earning President’s Club honors.

He met the love of his life, Mimi Slawin Barohn, in 1994. Their first date was going to Shabbat Service at Temple Israel. They celebrated 31 years of marriage on August 13, 2026.

Sel is preceded in death by Pearl and Oscar Barohn and brother Norman Barohn, all of blessed memory. Sel is survived by Beloved Wife, Mimi Slawin Barohn and sister-in-law, Lou Barohn. He is also survived by two sons, Dr. Richard Barohn (Marie Nau Hunter) and Gary Barohn (Kathy), three stepchildren, Michael Slawin (Jim Kemp), Susan Slawin Holt (Scott), Lisa Slawin Acree (Drew), ten grandchildren, Joel Barohn (Ninianne), Alycia Barohn, Ryan Barohn (Morgan Whipple), Josh Reeves, Sydney Holt, Benjamin Holt, Riley Holt, Olivia Acree, Miles Acree, Owen Acree and three Great Grandchildren, Indra, Rielle and Nolan Barohn and his beloved dog, Scooby Doo, of blessed memory.

A private burial service was held at Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery.

Donations are appreciated in Sel’s memory to The Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org), the Humane Society of Missouri (hsmo.org), or Shaare Emeth Congregation (sestl.org)