Elmar P. Scaife, 67, received the promise of eternal life on March 30, 2022. He was born in Madison, IL, on January 14, 1955, son of Cleveland and Dorothy (née: Harris) Scaife, Sr.

Elmar was an employee at Warren Packaging retiring after many faithful years of service. He loved playing music in his spare time. He played keyboard as a hobby and guitar for Dynamic Illusion. Elmar was also an avid sports fan and loved to cheer on his Green Bay Packers and Milwaukee Bucks. He was a family man and cherished the times he was able to spend with friends and family.

Elmar leaves to cherish his memory his former wife and best friend, Suzette Scaife; children, Sheila Olinger, Elmar (Katrina) Scaife, Elicia Scaife; grandchildren, Davarius Scaife, Deanna Hargrove, Darian Cornelius, Diamond (Jeff) Tetting, Rodnee Drew, Remee Drew; 20 great-grandchildren; father, Cleveland Scaife, Sr.; brothers, Cleveland (Ethel) Scaife, Jr., William (Brenda) Scaife, Jerome Scaife, Curtis Scaife, Andre Scaife; sisters, Barbara (Fletcher) Howard, Gwendolyn (Tim) Taylor, Eva (Chianti) Riley; other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

Elmar is preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy Scaife; and brother, Danny Scaife.

A memorial celebration of Elmar's life and homegoing will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2022, 11:00am, at Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home and Crematory, 4600 County Line Road. Visitation will be from 10:00am until the time of the service. The family has requested that masks be worn in the funeral home for the visitation and service. Please be sure to bring a mask.

Service Details

A memorial celebration of Elmar's life and homegoing will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2022, 11:00am, at Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home and Crematory, 4600 County Line Road. Visitation will be from 10:00am until the time of the service.

The live stream of the service can be found at the following link: https://youtu.be/Rmp6qwFMOpY