He was married to his wife of 59 years, Shirley Louise (Geitgey) Elsass. He is also survived sister - Phyllis Elsass and brother – David Elsass and by three children and their spouses– Cindy & Roy May, Mike & Deborah Elsass, Diane & Tim Dotson, 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. John and Shirley resided in Litchfield Park for 47 years.
John graduated from University of Cincinnati with a BS in Mechanical Engineering, served in the United States Air Force from 1958 – 61 and was then employed through retirement at Goodyear Aerospace (a.k.a Loral Defense Systems.)
John loved to sing and was active in church, and community choirs. He coached Little League and led Webelos. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed hiking, camping, RVing, skiing, and any adventurous activity he could find. John & Shirley RV’d from the east to the west coast, Alaska and Maritimes with their Alpenlite Club. His hobbies were piano tuning, woodworking, needlework, building everything from a sail boat, doll houses to musical instruments. John loved the LORD and enjoyed using his time and talent to worship his Savior. A memorial service will be held at 10:30am on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Streams Church - 6532 N El Mirage Rd, Glendale, AZ 85307, reception at the church to follow. Interment will be at National Cemetery of Arizona at a future date. In lieu of flowers we ask that you send your donations to Streams Church for their youth and missions ministry please note it is in memory of John http://www.streamschurch.org/give-online.html (mail check to: Streams Church / 14175 W. Indian School Rd. / Ste B4PMB 425 /Goodyear, AZ 85395) OR to the Alzheimer’s Association at alz.org/goto/John-Elsass" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://act.alz.org/goto/John-Elsass or by going to alz.org and select Tribute, find John Elsass.
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