Sarah Elder

Sarah Patricia  Elder, 35, of Poynette, Wisc., died June 28, 2016, in Poynette, Wisc.

She was born July 28, 1980, in St. Louis.

She was the beloved daughter of Kent and Nancy (Toal) Ritzel and Rich Elder; dear sister of Beth Goeddel (Noel), JT Welsch (Katherine Ebury), Lindsay Welsch Sveen (Samuel), Alex Welsch  (Megan Buckley), and Adam Ritzel (Sam Schmiz); and loving aunt of Lucy and Violet Goeddel.

Sarah was preceded in death by her mother, Barbara Kingston (Toal); and her grandparents Lee and Pat Toal, George and Zelma Elder, and Arlue Ritzel.

A memorial gathering will be July 2, at 11 a.m., at Bellefontaine Cemetery, 4947 West Florissant, St. Louis.

As an expression of sympathy the family prefers memorial contributions to The Humane Society or National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).