Elva L. Englehart, 92, of 2010 Thilenius died Saturday, Aug. 13, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born July 7, 1902, at Bloomfield, the daughter of William H. and Sarah Bidewell Hobbes. On June 1, 1951, she married Fred Englehart, who survives of Cape Girardeau.
She attended Bloomfield High School and was a long-time member of Grace United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. She worked for many years as a saleswoman at the Minnenf Store in Cape Girardeau, before her retirement in the early 1950s.
Survivors include two nieces, Beff Goza of Cape Girardeau and Hilda Lou Hobbes of St. Louis. A brother and a sister preceded her in death.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau, where funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Larry Gallamore will officiate, and burial will be at Baker Cemetery in Marble Hill.
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