Elsa Wist Blake
Elsa L. Wist Blake, 83, who was born in Bentleyville, Pa., the former owner of an insurance agency in the Washington, D.C. area for many years, died Monday, April 21, 2003 in Washington, D.C. She is survived by nieces: Amy S. Cunningham of Greensburg, Pa., Allyson J. Burnett of Houston, Texas, Shirley A. Lambert of Chesapeake, Virginia, and Brenna Wist; nephews: Douglas Wist, Duane Wist, David Wist, Richard Wist, and Dennis Wist; and a cousin, Edward Salenske of Jeannette R. D. 1, Pa.
There was no public visitation. Service was held Saturday, April 26, in Brush Creek Cemetery under direction of the Kepple-Graft Funeral Home Inc., 542 North Main Street, Greensburg, Pa.