Elizabeth Jane Ireland, 92, of Van Wert, died at 2:37 a.m., Saturday at Van Wert Manor Nursing Home. She was born on January 10, 1925, in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Edward Gerald and Anna Cecilia (Hruby) Shaffer. On November 21, 1948, she married Harley Eugene Ireland and he preceded her in death on August 14, 1996. Family survivors include her daughter, Brenda Sue (Douglas) Thatcher of Van Wert; four sisters, Ruth Burley of Van Wert, Grace Kaufman of Media, PA, Dolly Clouse of Florida, and Patricia Yerty of Pennsylvania; six grandchildren, Brady (Jarret) Hammons, Sommer (Josh) Reichert, Toby (Sarah) Sennebogen, Matthew Ireland, Jennifer Ireland, and David Ireland; two step grandchildren, Sylvia Dawn Thatcher and Douglas Thatcher, Jr.; seven great grandchildren; and two step great grandchildren. Elizabeth was preceded in death by her son, Dennis H. Ireland; three brothers, Edward Vensel, Richard Frieberge, and William Shaffer; and four sisters, Clara Nicely, Florence Antus, Janet Monroe and Louise Pollock. She was a member of St. Marks Lutheran Church and the Van Wert Moose Lodge Auxiliary. Elizabeth dearly loved to play Bingo. Services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, January 5, 2018, at Cowan & Son Funeral Home. With Rev. William C. Haggis, II officiating. Interment will follow at Van Wert Woodland Cemetery. Calling hours are from 12 noon to time of service on Friday.