Emalene C. Delap

**Emalene C. Delap**, 80, of Elrod passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati. She was born at Greendale on January 11, 1930 the daughter of Robert and Hilda Fillenwarth Brandt. She was married to Harland Delap on May 9, 1953 and he survives. Other survivors include two daughters Debra (Lee) Cutter and Darlene (Martin) Ruehl both of Elrod; grandchildren Casey, Brandon, and Andy Ruehl, and Derek Cutter all of Elrod; one sister Betty Jean Sandbrink of Winter Springs, Florida; sister-in-law Phyllis Brandt of Thornton, Colorado. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Robert Brandt. Mrs. Delap was a 1948 graduate of Aurora High School. She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Dillsboro where she participated in the ELWC and the fellowship group. She was a former employee of the Alton Box Company in Aurora and Thatcher Glass Company in Greendale. She had also been a sales consultant for Avon. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00am at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles with Pastor Jeremy Russell and Keith Allhands officiating. Burial will be in the Cliff Hill Cemetery in Versailles. Visitation will be Friday from 5pm to 8pm. Memorials may be given to St. Peter's Lutheran Church, the heart fund, or the Friendship Fire Department in care of the funeral home.