He was born in Chicago on December 9, 1895, and when a few years of age, his parents purchased a farm on U.S. 41, now owned by Charles Mitsch. After a few months of high school, he decided on a farming career so his parents purchased a larger farm in Eagle Creek Township, the same farm he now owns.
On Nov. 28, 1917, he was married to Alice Rosenthal, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rosenthal, now of Crown Point. The couple farmed for two years on his father's farm and then moved to the Thomas Turner farm east of Center school, where they spent six good years.
In 1926 Elmer purchased his father's farm. He spent many years in the dairy business and was always interested in building up and improving his land.
He was active in church work, serving for many years as an officer of the Trinity Lutheran church, and as a member of the building committee. Among his other interests was the Lowell Lumber Company, of which he was a director.
His health began failing in 1931 with more serious effects in 1938. Depressing illness for a few months brought about his tragic ending at the age of 59 years.
Survivors are his wife, Alice, and his parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Meyers of Chicago; a brother, Milford of Blue Island; and three children, Norman and Kenneth of the Crown Point vicinity, and Joann Truesdell of South Bend; also six grandchildren, Shirley, Gene, Larry, Phillip, Keith and Becky Jo.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 29, in the Trinity Lutheran church, Lowell.
The Rev. William Adam spoke comforting words in an address on "The Merciful Kindness of the Lord." The Scripture text was Isaiah 54, 10.
An obituary of the deceased was read at the close of the service.
Burial in Maplewood cemetery, Crown Point, was in charge of Sheets Funeral Home.
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