Elsie Ware, 62, of Chester, a seamstress, died Oct. 15 at Mercy Community Hospital, Haverford.

Born in Chester, she was a 1957 graduate of Chester High School.

Ms. Ware was a self-employed seamstress and member of the Church of the Lord of the Apostolic Faith.

She was daughter of the late Melvin M. Ware.

Survivors: Mother, Esma O. Washington Ware of Chester brother, Monroe Ware of Aston sisters, Gracie Ware and Charolette Ware, both of Chester.

Service: Private.

Visitation: 10 a.m. to noon Monday at the W.M. James Leake Funeral Home, 10th and Pusey streets, Chester.

Burial: Haven Memorial Cemetery, Chester Township.