Harry Elsner

Harry F. Elsner TAZEWELL - Harry Fred Elsner, 100, of Heritage Hall, and formerly of Bluefield, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Madison, Wis. and was a son of the late Frederick W. Elsner and Ida B. Crary Martin. He had worked for over 40 years for Dr. A. J. Martin Optical Shops in Welch and Bluefield. He was a member of the Westminister Presbyterian Church, a member of the Bluefield Mercer Lodge 85, a Master Mason, Past Worthy Patron of the Order of the Eastern Star for over 50 years and a White Shriner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Rose Nieder Elsner. He is survived by his daughters, Rosemary E. Hodges and husband Orval L. of Franklin, Va., Sue E. Johnson and husband Arnold of Greensboro, N.C.; grandchildren, Elizabeth A. Talledo and husband Roy of Roswell, Ga., the Rev. Frederick A. Hodges and wife Anjanette of Christiansburg, Va.; and great-grandchildren, Isabelle and Miguel Talledo, Nathaniel, Nicholas and Ethan Hodges. A funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Dudley Memorial Chapel, Bluefield, with the Rev. Phyllis Spiegel officiating. Burial will follow in the Grandview Memory Gardens. Friends may visit with the Elsner family Saturday morning from 9 a.m. until the hour of services at the Dudley Memorial Mortuary, Bluefield. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Activities Dept. of Heritage Hall, 121 Ben Bolt Ave., Tazewell, VA 24651, Attn: Donna Jones.