Elda M. Stahl, 85, of Grinnell, died on Friday, May 8, 2015 at the Mayflower Community Health Care Center. A memorial gathering will be held on Friday, May 15, 2015, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., at the Carman Center of the Mayflower Community. Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 16, 2015 in Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell. Memorials may be directed to the Elda M. Stahl Memorial Fund and sent in care of the Smith Funeral Home, PO Box 368, Grinnell, Iowa 50112. Elda Marion Stahl was born on April 6, 1930 in Tripoli, Iowa to Edward and Malinda (Shellhorn) Borchert. On March 6, 1949, she was united in marriage to Richard Eugene Stahl in Tripoli. To this union were born eight children; Thelma, Kathryn, Rickie, Mary, Alice, JoAnn, Sheila and Richard Jr. The family lived in Tripoli, before moving to Grinnell in 1972. She enjoyed everyone's company, you could call her a social butterfly. Elda enjoyed playing bingo and could always find a "treasure" at Second Mile. She played an active part in the lives of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Elda was known for her family gatherings on Sundays, with her fried chicken, mashed potatoes, beans and pies. Her laugh and wave will always be remembered. Those left to cherish her memory are her children; Kathryn Morrison, Rick (Sheila) Stahl, Mary (Mike) Bjorklund, Alice (Roger) Anderson, JoAnn (Wayne) Sadler and Richard Stahl Jr. all of Grinnell; ten grandchildren; Rex and Jeff (Sonya) Morrison, Sarah Cox, Lenore (Raul) Montiague, Adam (Krystle) Allison, Simon (Allison) Allison, Kaanan Mackey, Rebecca (Dwayne) Yeomans, Clark (Heather) Anderson, Tammy (Kent) Winburn; twenty six great grandchildren with two on the way. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Richard on September 11, 1982, two daughters, Thelma Marie and Sheila Marie, both in infancy, her brother, Floyd Borchert and her sister, Florence Buhr joined her on Sunday, May 10, 2015.