Ardella Julia Myerscough Elfrink
16 March 1915 - November 2016
Ardella Julia Elfrink, 101, of Marshall, MO, died Tuesday, November 8, 2016,
at The Living Center in Marshall.
Born March 16, 1915, in Ruma, IL, Ardella was the daughter of the late
Emmerich Joseph Myerscough and Katherine Baum Myerscough.
On June 4, 1949, at St. Boniface Church in San Francisco, CA,
she married
Robert Gerhard Elfrink who preceded her in death on November 28, 1997
She lived in Marshall the past four years moving from Aurora, CO and was a homemaker.
She was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church in Marshall.
Survivors include four children:
Roberta Elfrink White (David) of Lady Lake, FL, Bart Elfrink (Patricia) of St. Ann, MO, Sylvia Elfrink Ott (Steve) of St. Louis, MO and Roy Elfrink (Melanie) of Marshall; 13 grandchildren: Allen White, Jennifer Smock, Robert White, Adrienne Elfrink, Angela Elfrink,
Elise Ott, Curtis Ott, Jacob Elfrink, Eden Elfrink, James Elfrink, Mary Elfrink,
Katherine Ardella Elfrink and Teresa Elfrink; four great-grandchildren: Spenser Smock, Tucker Smock, Savannah Barish and Abigail Watson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She will be fondly remembered for her smile and sweet character.
In addition to her parents and husband,
Ardella was preceded in death by seven siblings: Mary Deabler, Sylvester Myerscough, Wilford Myerscough, Delores Proctor, Estelle Flynn, Victor Myerscough and Elveria Elfrink.
Memorial services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, November 19, 2016,
at Hutchens-Stygar Mid Rivers Funeral Home and Crematory,
5987 Mid Rivers Mall Dr., St. Charles, MO 63304.
Monsignor Ted Wojcicki will officiate.
Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. prior to the service.
Ardella’s body was donated to University of Missouri-Columbia for research.
Inurnment will take place in two years.
In lieu of flowers the family is requesting a donation to a charity of your choice
or to
Fitzgibbon Hospital Alzheimer’s Unit, 2506 Linden Tree Pkwy., Marshall, MO 65340
at The Living Center in Marshall.
Born March 16, 1915, in Ruma, IL, Ardella was the daughter of the late
Emmerich Joseph Myerscough and Katherine Baum Myerscough.
On June 4, 1949, at St. Boniface Church in San Francisco, CA,
she married
Robert Gerhard Elfrink who preceded her in death on November 28, 1997
She lived in Marshall the past four years moving from Aurora, CO and was a homemaker.
She was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church in Marshall.
Survivors include four children:
Roberta Elfrink White (David) of Lady Lake, FL, Bart Elfrink (Patricia) of St. Ann, MO, Sylvia Elfrink Ott (Steve) of St. Louis, MO and Roy Elfrink (Melanie) of Marshall; 13 grandchildren: Allen White, Jennifer Smock, Robert White, Adrienne Elfrink, Angela Elfrink,
Elise Ott, Curtis Ott, Jacob Elfrink, Eden Elfrink, James Elfrink, Mary Elfrink,
Katherine Ardella Elfrink and Teresa Elfrink; four great-grandchildren: Spenser Smock, Tucker Smock, Savannah Barish and Abigail Watson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She will be fondly remembered for her smile and sweet character.
In addition to her parents and husband,
Ardella was preceded in death by seven siblings: Mary Deabler, Sylvester Myerscough, Wilford Myerscough, Delores Proctor, Estelle Flynn, Victor Myerscough and Elveria Elfrink.
Memorial services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, November 19, 2016,
at Hutchens-Stygar Mid Rivers Funeral Home and Crematory,
5987 Mid Rivers Mall Dr., St. Charles, MO 63304.
Monsignor Ted Wojcicki will officiate.
Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. prior to the service.
Ardella’s body was donated to University of Missouri-Columbia for research.
Inurnment will take place in two years.
In lieu of flowers the family is requesting a donation to a charity of your choice
or to
Fitzgibbon Hospital Alzheimer’s Unit, 2506 Linden Tree Pkwy., Marshall, MO 65340
