Helen Yvonne Weisner
Helen Yvonne Weisner
Helen Yvonne Weisner
1939-2017
Helen Yvonne Weisner went to live with her Lord on Friday, July 7, 2017. Yvonne was born on March 15, 1939 at the St. Francis Hospital in Maryville, Missouri. She was the first child of three children born to Charles and Helen Elliott of Burlington Junction, Missouri.
Yvonne and her sister Wayma Jean and brother Charles (C.T.) grew up outside the small community of Burlington Junction where her parents were farmers. Yvonne was a good student and her early education was in the Star Country School located south of Burlington Junction. She then attended Burlington Junction High School.
The three children were members of the local 4-H Club with their Mom and Dad as two of the 4-H leaders. Yvonne grew up to be someone loving to sew, quilt, and bake good foods. On Easter Sunday in 1951 Yvonne was baptized at the local Christian Church along with her father Charles, brother C.T., and sister Jean.
Yvonne would graduate from Burlington Junction High School in 1957. She then attended Northwest Missouri State College in Maryville, Missouri and would earn a teaching degree in Home Economics. She was a member of the Phi Mu Sorority. She later moved to Omaha where she would teach school and would meet the love of her life. Al Weisner was a member of the United States Air Force and was stationed in Omaha. They would tie the knot in Burlington Junction on August 15, 1965 and then begin their life together. They eventually settled in Fairfax, Virginia where they raised their two sons, Paul and Brent.
After they had two sons, Yvonne took a break from teaching and became a full-time mother. She and Al encouraged both to play sports and to follow their dreams. Later she would return to teaching in Fairfax, Virginia. Paul and his wife, Serena have one son, Nash and they live in North Carolina. Brent and his wife, Amanda live in Florida and are the parents of four children. The oldest is Burke, with Lana, COCO, and Slade following. The boys and their families were so important to both Yvonne and Al. She loved the times they could all get together to enjoy the others company. She will always be remembered as a wonderful mother and grandmother.
Yvonne is a 50+ year member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Maryville, Missouri. She always enjoyed going to the Colorado Grand Chapter where her brother C.T. and his wife Margaret are active. She will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved her.
