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Elaine Margaret Cashatt
November 20, 1920 - October 01, 2008
Oskaloosa, Iowa
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| Visitation: Will begin at 11:00 a.m., Thursday morning, October 02, 2008 at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel; the family will be at the funeral chapel Thursday, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., to greet visitors. |
| Funeral Service: 1:30 p.m., Friday afternoon, October 03, 2008 at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral with Reverend Michael Omundson of the First Christian Church officiating. |
Interment: Forest Cemetery in Oskaloosa.
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Elaine passed away Wednesday morning at the Northern Mahaska Nursing and Rehab Center in Oskaloosa at the age of 87 years, 10 months and 11 days.
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Elaine Margaret Cashatt, daughter of Edward and Essie Ann Simpson McKibben, was born November 20, 1920 in Oskaloosa, IA. She was an Oskaloosa High School graduate and September 29, 1938, she married Roy Cashatt, Sr. in Ottumwa, IA. They made their home in Oskaloosa where Elaine was a homemaker and also sold Avon and Tupperware products. Elaine was a lifetime member of the First Christian Church; as a youngster she played her guitar and was part of the bell choir and as she got older she served in many other church areas. She also attended Coffee Break Bible Study for many years. As a young mother, Elaine served as a den mother for the Cub Scouts; in later years she was active in Tops and the American Cancer Society. Her grandchildren and great grandchildren were her joy; they have many wonderful memories of summers at grandma’s house and times at Lake Rathbun with grandma. Elaine also enjoyed watching Nascar racing and doing plastic canvas needlework.
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Elaine’s family includes her son and daughter-in-law, Roy Jr. and Patricia Cashatt of Des Moines; her grandchildren: Michael (Kerrie) Cashatt and their children, Conner and Cameron Cashatt; and Robin (Forrest) Parsons and their children, Forrest and Zachary Parsons, all of Des Moines.
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Besides her parents, Elaine was preceded in death by her husband, Roy on Sept. 19, 1987; an infant daughter, Rosalie; an infant great grandson, Brandon Parsons; and her sister, Agnes Reed.
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Memorial Contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
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