Mollie Elsing

Amelia 'Mollie' Elsing was born March 8, 1912 in rural Mt. Lake, MN to Gottfried and Eva Heffele. She was united in marriage to George Elsing on March 24, 1931 in Mt. Lake, MN. George and Mollie raised 8 children - Arlene, Lorraine, Lois, Ben, Arnold, Kenneth, Gerald and Glenn. Mollie also worked at Campbell's Soup Company in Worthington and Butterfield Produce. She enjoyed her garden and canning. Mollie was a member of the Salem Lutheran Church in Comfrey. Mollie died Wednesday, March 09, 2011 at the Springfield Medical Center at the age of 99. Mollie is survived by her daughters - Lorraine Olson of Mankato, Lois and husband Wayne Bloemke of St. Clair, MN; sons - Ben and wife Betty Elsing of Pine City, MN, Arnold and wife Norma Elsing of Twin Falls, ID, Kenneth and wife Micki Elsing of La Palma, CA, Glenn and wife Twyla Elsing of Coral Canyon, CA; 13 grandchildren, many great grandchildren and great great grandchildren; brother - Gustav Heffele of Jeffers; sisters - Martha Brandt of Mt. Lake, Eva Goosen of Trimont and Esther Bertelson of Washington. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband - George in 2000; daughter and son-in-law - Arlene and Darrell Liesenfeld; son - Gerald Elsing; son-in-law - Orville Olson; grandchildren - Randy Elsing, Douglas Olson and Gail Grunig; and great grandson - Michael.