Canton – Elfriede Anton, 98, of Canton, formerly of Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 8:05 pm, at the Graham Hospital in Canton.
She was born on February 12, 1916 in Vienna Austria to Adolf and Charlotte Jellinek Steinberg. They preceded her in death.
She married Otto Josef Braun in 1939 in England. He preceded her in death in 1961. She later married John R. Anton in 1966 in Peoria. He preceded her in death in 1995.
Surviving are her children Shirley (Bob Anderson) Ernst of Willington CT, Eileen (Alan) Weiss of Canton, Michael (Lori) Braun of Fort Myers, FL, ten grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, two step grandchildren and two step great grandchildren.
Also preceding her in death is her step daughter Silvia Anton and her brother Kurt Steinburg.
Elfriede retired as a nurse from St Francis Hospital in Peoria in 1966. She was a member of the Red Hats, Trinity Lutheran Church in Canton and enjoyed stamp collecting, gardening, traveling and painting.
Cremation rites have been accorded.
Entombment of the ashes will take place at the Green Haven Memorial Gardens in Ohio.
Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.
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