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Elaine Youngren, 71, of Ankeny, Iowa, and formerly of Dayton went home to Jesus on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, July 29, 2026, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., at Carson ~ Stapp Funeral Home in Dayton. A funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 30, at the United Methodist Church in Dayton. A luncheon will follow the service at the Church. Following services Elaine will be cremated. Inurnment will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 31, 2026, at Lost Grove Cemetery, rural Harcourt, Iowa. For online obituaries and condolences visit www.carsonstappfuneralhome.com
Memorials in Elaine's name will be distributed by her family to: the United Methodist Church in Dayton, First United Methodist Church in Ankeny, ARL of Iowa, and University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital.