LLOYD AND ELAINE (Selberg) WEBER 1927&1931-1992

BENEKE, WEBER, WIEMERSLAGE, SELBERG, HALER, CLEMONS, SCHLITTER

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 4/11/2007 at 19:44:57

Lloyd and Elaine (Selberg) Weber

Lloyd and Elaine Weber, of rural Waukon, were killed in a plane crash near Pearisburg, VA, Sunday, April 12, 1992. Lloyd was 64, and Elaine was 60.

Their services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 20, at Zion United Church of Christ. The Rev. Elmer Baker officiated. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery with Martin Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Both were lifetime Allamakee County residents, attended rural elementary schools and graduated from Waukon High School. Both were members of Zion UCC, the Senior Citizens bowling league and the Monday night card club They were married June 3, 1949 at Zion UCC.

Lloyd was born April 22, 1927 in New Albin to William and Lydia (Beneke) Weber. He was a farmer, musician and truck driver. He played the saxophone and accordion by ear, and had played in dance bands since he was 14. He had been with the "Toetappers" band since 1967.

Elaine, daughter of Elmer and Esther (Wiemerslage) Selberg, was born Nov. 6, 1931 in Waukon. She was active in church organizations, including a former Sunday school superintendent and teacher, as well as a circle member. She was also a member of neighborhood club.

Surviving are two sons, Rick of Holmen, WI and Randy and his wife Cheryl Weber of Waukon; four daughters, Renee Weber of Holmen, DiAnne (Mrs. Don) Haler of Waukon, Lori Weber of Kirksville, MO, and Dawn Weber of Winston-Salem, NC, and nine grandchildren.

Lloyd is also survived by his mother, Lydia Weber of Waukon, and a brother and his wife, Robert and Lucille Weber of Waterloo.

He was preceded in death by his father and an infant brother.

Elaine is also survived by two sisters and their husbands, Arla (Mrs. Dr. John) Clemons of LaCrosse, WI and Dorothy (Mrs. Richard) Schlitter of Onawa.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother Roger Selberg.

Casket bearers were Joe Sweeney, Gordon Tangen, Ed Lenth, Scott Heinig, Josh Weber, Wayne Selberg, Arne Beneke and Loren Beneke.

Honorary bearers were Ed and Eleanor Ryan, Paul and Marcella Selberg, Herb and Viola Ward, Vern and Rosemary VanDonslear, Ordell and Virginia Bjerke, and Leo and Mary Byrnes.

Postville Herald-Leader newspaper clipping from my mother's obituary collection.
Submitter has no further information.

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Posted By: Sharyl Ferrall
Date: 4/10/2007

ALLAMAKEE Plane crash victims shared love of music Leo and Lloyd Weber shared their love for music and their last names, even though they were not related. Sunday, the two men and their wives died together when the plane Leo was piloting crashed into the side of Pearis Mountain in Virginia during a storm. Leo, a retired Prairie du Chien police officer and mail carrier, was 68 and his wife, Florence, was 66. Lloyd, a retired Allamakee County farmer, was 64 and his wife, Elaine, was 60. The two couples traveled to North and South Carolina to visit relatives last week. They were returning home Sunday when the plane crashed. Lloyd Weber was the saxophone player in a well-known three-piece polka band, the Toetappers. Leo was a part-time drummer in the band and used to own the Winneshiek nightclub in Prairie du Chien.

~Cedar Rapids Gazette, April 17, 1992