Elsie Anna Elder
Elsie Anna Elder, 89 of Emlenton passed away Wednesday at Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh.
Elsie Anna was born May 18, 1929, in Clinton Township, Venango County. She was the daughter of John L. and Gladys L. Jacobs Coulter.
Elsie Anna graduated from Emlenton High School. She continued her education at Slippery Rock College, graduating with a teachers degree. She taught school in the Emlenton and Butler area.
Elsie Anna married Donald Elder on July 24, 1952, at East Unity Church. Don died July 9, 2012. Together the couple had three sons, Timothy, Douglas and Joel.
Elsie Anna's love for her Lord and Savior was one of many gifts she instilled in her family. She was a faithful member of East Unity Church having sung in the choir and also teaching Sunday school. Elsie Anna was a member of the L.I.F.T. Bible and also the Missionary Society. Elsie Anna above all loved her family, often putting her needs aside to make sure they were taken care of. She cherished each of her grandchildren and loved spending time with them sitting on her porch.
Loved ones left to cherish her memory are her sons, Timothy Elder and his wife, Sheila, of Emlenton, Douglas Elder and his wife, Janet, of Emlenton and Joel Elder and his wife, Tracy, of Springs, Pa.; her grandchildren, Heather Rodgers, Courtney Cogley and her husband, Chris, Nathan Elder and fiancé, Jessica Ziegler, Megan Elder and fiancé, Miles Walker, Rachel Elder and fiancé, Mike Bresnahan, Joshua Pope, Seth Elder and wife, Caitlin, Travis Elder and wife, Lauren, Emily Elder and Simeon Elder; her great-grandchildren, Lauren and Emma Rodgers, Joshua and Ethan Cogley, Finley Pope, Allison, Jensen and Landon Elder.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and her sisters, Grace Cannon, Louise Robinson and Martha “Pat” McKinley.
ELDER — The family of Elsie Anna Elder, who died Wednesday, July 25, 2018, will welcome friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Larry E. McKinley Funeral Home, 109 Emlenton St., Clintonville.Funeral services will take place at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with Dr. Van Campbell officiating.Friends can leave condolences by visiting www.mckinleyfuneralhome.net.
