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Elsie Irene Dershem
Elsie Irene Dershem age 95 of Greenville and formerly of Gettysburg
passed away at 10:15 A.M. on Sunday, May 22, 2011 at Rest Haven Nursing
Home in Greenville. Elsie was born October 2, 1915 in Darke County,
Ohio, to the late Perry & Althiea (Moody) Grove.
Elsie was a homemaker. She was also a former sales
clerk at Flood’s Department Store for 8 years and Fourman’s Men’s Store
for 16 years. She was a member of West Grove United Church of Christ
and Christian Chapter No. 241 Order of Eastern Star Bradford, Ohio.
Elsie was a 64 year member of the Order of Eastern Star and was very
active.
In addition to her parents, Elsie is also preceded
in death by her husband, Paul Franklin Dershem on May 5, 1983 whom she
married December 24, 1935; son-in-law, Fred Feitshans; brothers, Merle
and Wilbert Grove; and sisters, Anna Mae Williams and Pauline Niles.
Elsie is survived by her son & daughter-in-law,
Paul E. & Sharalyn Dershem of Dublin; daughter, Linda K. Feitshans
of Arcanum; grandchildren, Teri Lynn Dershem Goldring, Shari Rene
Dershem Dailey, Michael Lynn Feitshans, Kimberly Kay Kimmel and Kelly
Sue Fourman; and 10 great grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at 2:30 P.M. on
Thursday, May 26, 2011 at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home with Rev. Lowell
Miller and Rev. Terry Haworth officiating. Burial will follow in
Gettysburg Cemetery in Gettysburg. The family will receive friends on
Thursday from 12:30 to 2:30 P.M. at the funeral home. A Memorial
service will be conducted by the Christian Chapter No. 241 Order of
Eastern Star at 2:15 P.M. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions
may be made to State of the Heart Hospice. Condolences for the family
may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com
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