Elisabeth Nelly Earl, 74, Branson West, Mo., died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2002, in her home. She was the mother of Steven Earl of Luverne.
Services were Wednesday, Feb. 27, in Stumpff Funeral Home-South, Kimberling City, Mo. The Rev. Jack Day officiated. Burial was in Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
Elisabeth Winnewisser was born to Freddich and Elsa (Claus) Winnewisser on April 13, 1927, in Mannheim, Germany. She married Dale Earl on Dec. 10, 1955. They had made their home in Branson West the past 18 years after coming from California. She was a retired legal secretary and of the Lutheran faith.
Survivors include her husband, Dale Earl, Branson West, two sons, Steven Earl, Luverne, and Perry Earl, Niangua, Mo.; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one brother, Theodore Winnewisser, Stuttgart, Germany; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Stumpff Funeral Home-South, Kimberling City, was in charge of arrangements.