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Obituary: Elmer Donald Siegrist, 89, Turin
Published: January 07, 2024
By: Provided by Sundquist Funeral Home
Elmer Donald
(Don) Siegrist
 Elmer Donald (Don) Siegrist, 89, of
Jasper, NY, died January
3rd, 2024, in Turin,
NY at the home of his son
following a brief battle with several conflicting health issues.
He was
predeceased by Anne Sauder Siegrist, his wife of 67 years, and his parents
Elmer and Elva Siegrist.
He is survived by
his six children; Denny (Jeanie) Siegrist of Fort
Mill, SC, Judi (Jerry) Stahly of Atmore, AL, Ken (Dawn) Siegrist of
Ephrata, Pa, Brian (Cheri) Siegrist of Turin, NY, Deb (Ken) Harrison of
Lancaster, PA, and Karen (Tim) Lehman of Lancaster, PA. He is also survived
by 15 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren, as well as his siblings
Merv Siegrist of Orrville,
OH, Lester (Becky) Siegrist
of Leola, PA, Ruth (Roy)
Steiner of Kidron, OH and Sanford (Grace) Siegrist of Mifflinburg, PA, as
well as a sister-in-law Myrtle Sauder of Laurel, DE.
There will be a
memorial service at the Christian
Community Center, 4269 East Road, Turin, NY
at 3 pm Sunday, January
14 and a service at Chenunda Creek Fellowship, Independence, NY
on Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 3 pm.
At this point we
could talk about his years spent as a farmer, mechanic, pastor, overseer,
or EMT, but what really
defined his life more than those was his love of music. He bought his first
guitar at age 15 and his last one at age 87. He learned the mechanics of
music well at a young age, (shaped notes and Solfege). He met his wife when
she sang in a trio with his cousins.
He sang in
choirs, quartets, and led worship music for decades.
He sang duets
with his wife, and when his oldest daughter Judi could carry a part The
Siegrist Family began singing as a trio with his guitar accompanying. As
other voices matured they were added, then those
voices eventually moved away until it was just Don and Anne singing
together again.
If you knew him well,
you knew of his love of music.
When he moved to Turin at age 87 his
home congregation missed his music, and the Turin community was treated to his guitar
playing and singing.
Dad, Scripture
states that for the believer “to be absent from the body is to be present
with the Lord,” and it states “eye has not seen
nor ear heard the things God has prepared for those who love him.”
We cannot imagine
what you are hearing now.
On-line
condolence of sympathy may be made to: www.sundquistfh.com
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