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Visitation:
5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at
Dawson & Wikoff North Chapel and one hour prior to
services at the church on Thursday.
Service:
11 a.m., Thursday, July 13, 2023, at the Forsyth
United Methodist Church
Funeral home:
Dawson & Wikoff North Chapel, 4020 North Water
Street, Decatur
Obituary
Elsie M. Westerman 87, of Forsyth,
passed away at 3:45 p.m., Friday, July 7, 2023, in
Hickory Point Christian Village, Forsyth.
A service to honor Elsie’s life will be held at 11
a.m., Thursday, July 13, 2023, at the Forsyth United
Methodist Church. The family will receive friends
for visitation from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Wednesday
evening at Dawson & Wikoff North Chapel and one hour
prior to services at the church. Interment will be
in Maroa Cemetery, Maroa. Memorials may be made to
Forsyth United Methodist Church or the Alzheimer’s
Association. Messages of condolence may be sent to
the family at dawson-wikoff.com.
Elsie was born December 7, 1935, in Decatur, the
daughter of Henry and Nola (McCoy) Hockaday. She
retired as a bookkeeper from Christy Foltz Inc.
Elsie married Donald F. Westerman on June 24, 1956.
He preceded her in death on November 24, 2017. She
was a member of the Forsyth United Methodist Church
where she often played the piano, the Lady
Landowners Association, a 4-H Leader, a member of
Hickory Point Historical Society, a member of Home
Betterment, and volunteered at Decatur Memorial
Hospital. Elsie loved putting together puzzles, her
time with family and grandkids, was a Cubs fan, and
enjoyed quilting and sewing.
Surviving are her daughters: Cindie Zelhart (Dave)
of Maroa, Beth Crose (Bob) of Forsyth, and Amy Hyde
(Toby) of Beason, sister: Mary Ellen Silver of St.
Louis, MO; grandchildren: Matt Zelhart, Marie
Zelhart (Jeremy Durbin), Sarah Douglas (Eric),
Rachel Marlar (Cody), Dena Hyde and Bridgette
Harnacke (Jacob); great-grandchildren: Everett
Durbin, Lily Douglas, Delilah Douglas, Nola Marlar,
Gracie Hyde, Garrett Hyde, Gabe Harnacke, and
Brielle Harnacke. |
She was preceded in death by her husband,
parents, grandson: Zach, two sisters, her brother, and an
infant daughter.
The family wishes to extend their sincere gratitude to the
staff of Hickory Point Christian Village and to the staff of
Safe Haven Hospice for all their care and compassion. |
