Verla Elliott, age 87 of Woodward, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at
the Dallas County Hospital in Perry, IA.
Verla Jean Jensen Elliott was born on October 16, 1935, at home in rural Greenfield, IA
to Jens Peter Christian and Anna Lorena Jensen. She graduated from Greenfield Public
School. She was united in marriage to M. Dean Elliott, son of James Earl and Mary
(Burrell) Elliott, in Greenfield, IA on May 20, 1956. Together they were happily married
for over 50 years. She enjoyed her job as a bookkeeper at Iowa Paint and Iowa Pork.
She loved her long-time work as high school secretary at Woodward-Granger.
She was an active member of the Woodward United Methodist Church and Envision
Woodward. She loved her time with her JFA “sisters”. With her husband Dean, Verla
helped grow the family’s Century Farm. She loved having coffee and playing cards,
especially Bridge, with friends at the Woodward Social Center. She had a talent for
designing and remodeling her home. Through the years she enjoyed camping, boating,
travelling, gardening, and crossword puzzles. She was involved with the Democratic
Party. She was a blue-ribbon pie maker, an avid reader, and a history buff. She spent
hundreds of hours watching her daughters and grandsons at sporting and musical
events. Verla was a proud of her Danish heritage and being part of the Woodward
community.
In death she rejoins her husband Dean Elliott; parents, Chris, and Anna Jensen; sister,
Ruby Phillips; and brother Kenneth Jensen (Billie).
Left to cherish Verla’s memory are her daughters, Kathleen Elliott Connor, Deanna Lee
Elliott-Stoering, and Donna Elliott; “sons”, Don Connor, and Mark Stoering;
grandchildren, Sean Connor, David Stoering, Michael Connor, and Derek Stoering;
brother, Darrell Jensen (Wilda); cousins, nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 6, 2023, at 10:30 AM at the Woodward
United Methodist Church in Woodward. The service will be streamed on Face Book
(https://www.facebook.com/people/Carris-Family-Funeral-Home-Cremation-
Care/100063824130571/). Visitation will be on Sunday, March 5, 2023, from 2:00 p.m. –
4:00 p.m. at the Woodward United Methodist Church in Woodward. Burial will be in the
Woodward Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials will be given to American Lung
Association or Woodward United Methodist Church and may be left at the Carris Family
Funeral Home & Cremation Care. Online condolences may be left at
www.carrisfuneralhome.com.