Eldena D. Weisman, 90, Otwell

Eldena D. Weisman, 90, of Otwell, passed away at 10:58 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at home. 

Eldena was born in Otwell on August 1, 1929, to Walter and Hilda (Mann) Hoffman. She married Kenneth Weisman on May 11, 1954, in St. John’s Lutheran Church in Boone Township, Indiana. He preceded her in death on January 11, 2012. 

Eldena was a lifetime farmer and homemaker. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Boone Township, where she was on the altar guild, visited the sick, cooked for church dinners, and taught Sunday school and Bible school, the WELCA, where she was a past president, vice president, and secretary, and Farm Bureau. 

She enjoyed quilting, needlework, music, playing the piano, baking, canning, flower gardening, and loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. 

She is survived by two children, Patsy Powell of Otwell and Scott (Barb) Weisman of Jasper; seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. 

Preceding her in death besides her husband are three brothers, Earl, Rader, and Frederick Hoffman. 

Private funeral services were held at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Boone Township, Indiana, with burial in St. John’s Lutheran Church in Boone Township, Indiana. 

Memorial contributions may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church in Boone Township. 

Online condolences may be made at www.becherkluesner.com.