Elsie L. Nelle

Funeral services will be held 1 PM Friday at the Lane Funeral Home Austintown Chapel for Elsie L. Nelle of Youngstown, who passed away Tuesday morning at St. Elizabeth Boardman Campus. Elsie was born August 24, 1927 in Youngstown a daughter of the late Stephen and Mary (Schuller) Roth. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Youngstown and a fraternal member of the Youngstown Saxon Club. Elsie was a member of a private bridge club for many years. She enjoyed painting ceramics, collecting clowns and spending time with her grandchildren, great grandchildren and family. Elsie is survived by her husband William Nelle, whom she married May 29, 1951; four children: Joyce (Jim) Semple of Youngstown, Patty (Larry) Middleton of Salem, Kathy (Danny) Gagye of Angola, IN and Keith (Diana) Nelle of Struthers; two sisters: Dorothy (Tom) Fizet of Austintown, and Ruthann (Lee) Bloom of Cortland; eleven grandchildren, and eleven great grandchildren. Besides her parents, Elsie is preceded in death by a sister Marge Strickland and two brothers: Bob and Tom Roth. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 1815 W. Market St. Ste 108, Akron, OH, 44313 or the Society for the Blind, 2750 24th Street, Sacramento, CA 95818, in Elsie's name. Friends may call from 4 PM until 7 PM Thursday at the Lane Funeral Home Austintown Chapel.