Elda Leora Ferryman
July 19, 1912 - May 06, 2009
Phoenix, Arizona and formerly of Oskaloosa, Iowa
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| Visitation: Will begin at 12:00 noon, Sunday, May 10, 2009 at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel; the family will be present from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Sunday and from 10:00 a.m. to service time on Monday. |
| Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m., Monday morning, May 11, 2009 at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel with Reverend Thomas Spiegel of St. Mary's Catholic Church officiating. |
Interment: Forest Cemetery in Oskaloosa
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Elda passed away early Wednesday morning at Phoenix Mountain Nursing Center at the age of 96 years, 9 months and 18 days.
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Elda Leora Ferryman, daughter of Edward “Barney” James and Elizabeth Crissie Wymore Mason, was born July 19, 1912 in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She was a 1930 graduate of Oskaloosa High School and following her education she worked for the telephone company as a switchboard operator. She married Jean Francis Ferryman June 29, 1957 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They made their home in Santa Anna, California, where Elda again worked as a telephone switchboard operator. She and Jean moved to Seattle and Denver, before settling in Phoenix in 1997. Elda’s hobbies included sewing and painting; she also enjoyed collecting bird houses. She was a former member of the Telephone Pioneers and the First Christian Church.
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Elda’s family includes her husband of over 50 years, Jean Ferryman and her best friend of 68 years, Becky Keefe, both of Phoenix and many other friends.
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She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers: Claude and Roy Mason.
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Memorials may be made to: Phoenix Mountain Nursing Center.
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