Obituary of Elaine Cressman

Cressman, Elaine Marie

Aug. 26, 1930-Sept. 30, 2019

On September 30, 2019, Elaine Cressman, our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away peacefully in her 90^th year. 

Elaine lived her life with focus on faith, family and friends.  Busy in her role as Pastor’s wife, she raised five children: Bruce (Esther) Cressman, Barbara Gross, Brenda (Andrew) Kirkland, Beverley (Mark) King, and Bradley (Terri) Cressman and she doted on her 15 grandchildren: Andrew (Melissa), Jonathan (Tammy), Mark (Katy), Jeff (Tim), Jessica (Ben), Kristen (Stephen), Jamie, Jill (Spencer), Korey, Luke (Jocelyn), Shane, Zoe (Ian), Benjamin (Carly), Zachary and Jacob and five great-grandchildren: Elizabeth, Daniel, Stella, Hannah and Sophie.  She also enjoyed her many hobbies: reading, creative writing, gardening and sewing doll clothes.  She volunteered for many years at Rockway Mennonite Thrift Shop and took in many Rockway Mennonite Collegiate students as boarders.  Elaine always put others before herself.  She will be remembered for her kindness, compassion, sensitivity and creativity. She was an inspiration to the end accepting with a smile the challenges she faced.  A life well lived.  “Thank you for the memories Mom.”

Elaine is also survived by her sister Pat (Mike) Hammer, predeceased by her husband Irvin Cressman, parents Harvey and Nola Schmucker, brother Allen (Alice), and brothers and sisters-in-law Vera (Mike) Miller and Lester (Gladys) Cressman. 

Friends are invited to share their memories of Elaine with her family during visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, on Thursday, October 3, 2019 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m.  The funeral service will be held at Nith Valley Mennonite Church, 1355 Bean Road, New Hamburg, on Friday, October 4 at 11 am. A reception will follow.  Interment will have taken place at Nith Valley Mennonite church cemetery. 

Condolences for the family and donations to Mennonite Central Committee or Rockway Mennonite Collegiate may be arranged through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.