Josephine Esther (Canfield) Elderkin Wenner (1998)

CANFIELD, ELDERKIN, MCARTHUR, WENNER

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 11/8/2023 at 18:04:35

The Des Moines Register
Des Moines, Iowa
Tuesday, June 23, 1998
Page 5M, Column 1

Josephine Esther Wenner, 74, of El Cajon, Calif., died of a heart ailment Wednesday at Country Hills Care Center there. The body was cremated, and graveside services will be held at a later date at Winterset Cemetery in Winterset.

Mrs. Wenner, born in Des Moines and formerly of Ames, moved to California four years ago. She had worked for Bell Telephone Co., as well as the Iowa State Computer Laboratory in Ames, and was a member of Park Avenue Presbyterian Church in Des Moines.

She is survived by a son, John Elderkin of California; a daughter, Shelley McArthur of El Cajon; a brother, Earle Canfield of Des Moines; and four grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to her church. Hamilton’s Funeral Home in Des Moines is handling arrangements.
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The Des Moines Register
Des Moines, Iowa
Tuesday, July 14, 1998
Page 5M, Column 6

J. Esther Elderkin Wenner – Graveside Service 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Winterset Cemetery.
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Transcriber’s note: Mrs. Wenner is buried with her first husband, John Elderkin. Maiden name taken from his obituary.

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