Elsie R. Plantz Jester 1921 - 2024

PLANTZ, JESTER, LONGWORTH, WELCH

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 12/29/2024 at 21:53:55

Sioux City Journal
14 December 2024

Elsie R. Plantz Jester

May 30, 1921 - December 10, 2024

SIOUX CITY - Elsie R. Plantz Jester, 103, of Sioux City, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at a local care center.

Services were held at 2:30 p.m., Friday, December 13, 2024, at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel with Pastor Kevin Miller officiating. Visitation with the family present was held one hour prior at the funeral home. Burial will be at Logan Park Cemetery.

Elsie was born on May 30, 1921, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Walter and Cora (Longworth) Welch. Elsie worked in retail with Younkers for a number of years and was a Senior Companion for many years. She was a member of the First Evangelical Free Church. Elsie enjoyed traveling, reading, and all types of puzzles.

Survivors include her daughter, Charlotte Curry; son-in-law, Jim Lorimor; grandchildren, Cynthia Thomas, Michael (Karen) Curry, Jeffrey (Pam) Curry, Patrick Curry, and April (Ace) Brown, and Grady Redding, and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; spouse, John Plantz Sr., in 1958. Son, John Edward Plantz Jr.; daughter, June Redding Lorimor; son-in-law, Donald Curry; and grandsons, Douglas and Raymond Redding.