OBITUARY
Eleanor Elders
March 14, 1919 – September 2, 2019
IN THE CARE OF
Whalen & Ball Funeral Home
Eleanor Elders (nee Thomason), 100, a longtime Yonkers resident, died on Monday September 2, 2019 at Adira at Riverside. She was born on March 14, 1919 to John H. and Ellen Griffin Thomason in the Bronx where she was raised and educated. Mrs. Elders was a nurse’s aide at Presbyterian Hospital in New York City for five years until her retirement. She was a parishioner of St. Anthony’s Church and belonged Senior Citizen’s Group #7. On February 27, 1941, she married her loving husband George Elders, Sr. in Christ the King Church. Mr. Elders died on October 28, 2002. She is survived by two sons, James Elders of Yonkers and George Elders, Jr. of Croton on Hudson and one sister, Margaret J. Nailen of Washingtonville. She is also survived by seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. She was predeceased by a daughter, Ellen Jacqueline Elders in 2016. Visiting hours will be at Whalen & Ball Funeral Home on Sunday 2-4 & 7-9pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Anthony’s Church on Monday September 9th at 11:30am. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
Whalen & Ball Funeral Home
168 Park Ave.
Yonkers, N.Y. 10703
(914)965-5488
www.whalenandballfh.com
See more
Show your support
Past Services
Sunday,
September 08, 2019
Visitation
Sunday,
September 08, 2019
Visitation
Monday,
September 09, 2019
Mass of Christian Burial
Monday,
September 09, 2019
Thank You
We are reviewing your submission. It may take up to 1 hour for your comment to appear on the website
Eleanor Elders
Taking Care Of Yourself
Helping yourself at your time of loss
Taking care of others
Helping Others Endure Their Loss