Elaine Katherine Kerr Weller

Elaine Katherine Kerr Weller, age 94, a resident of Piedmont Crossing Retirement Center entered her eternal life with the Lord Jesus Christ on July 13, 2025 in Thomasville, NC. Elaine, the daughter of Laszlo K. and Mary Ann Foster Kerr, was born on Columbus Day, October 12, 1930 in Oceanside, L. I., NY. She grew up in Baldwin, L. I., NY and graduated from Ursinus College, in Collegeville, PA with a B.S. in Math.

On August 30, 1952 she married Nelson A. L. Weller in Baldwin. During their 72 years of marriage, Elaine and Nelson lived in Ellerton, OH, Limerick, PA, and Winston-Salem, NC, which were towns where Nelson was pastor of a church. After their retirements in 2006, they moved to Piedmont Crossing Retirement Center in Thomasville.

In addition to being a devoted pastor’s wife, Elaine sang in the church choir and worked various part-time jobs. While in college, she worked at a waitress at Jones Beach and as a bank teller in NY City. While living in Pennsylvania, she was an inspector at Hamilton Watch Company in Lancaster, PA, a Gray Lady at Pottstown Hospital, and on the administrative staff at Bauman Eye Clinic and Limerick Veterinary Clinic. When Elaine and Nelson moved to Winston-Salem in addition to volunteering at Old Salem as a docent, she answered phones for WFDD radio station and worked for Gay and Taylor Insurance Adjustors.

Elaine was predeceased in death by her parents and her brother, Bruce Kerr. She is survived by her husband, Nelson, her son, Paul and wife, Paula, two grandchildren, Ramsey and Rachel Cardwell, and three nieces, Susan, Terry, and Patricia.

The family would like to thank the staff of the Memory Care Unit at Piedmont Crossing for their wonderful care of Elaine over the past ten months.

Elaine has donated her body to Wake Forest Medical School. A memorial service will be held on August 2, 2025 at Piedmont Crossing at 2 PM. Burial will be at a later date in the East Lawn Cemetery, Williamstown, MA.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made in Elaine’s memory to EveryAge Foundation, 100 Leonard Ave., Newton, NC 28658 (Piedmont Crossing Spiritual Life Fund) or online  EveryAge.org/Foundation. 

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