Funeral services for Elsie Eulalia Boettger of New Richland, MN, will be held at 10:30 AM Monday, September 21, 2009 at the First Congregational Church in New Richland. Pastor Pamela Jensen will officiate. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in
St Peters
Cemetery
, New Richland.
Elsie died Monday morning at the
New
Richland
Care
Center
. She was 101 years of age.
Elsie was born March 19, 1908 in
Ruthven
,
IA
, the daughter of Wilhelm and Minnie (Simington) Rosacker.
She moved to
Minnesota
with her family in 1914. She attended country school in
Waseca
County
, and did housework for neighbors. On September 24, 1947 she was united in marriage to Ernest A. Boettger in New Richland, MN. They farmed with his brother John for many years before moving into New Richland. Elsie also worked for many years at E.F. Johnson Company in Waseca.
Elsie was a member of the First Congregational Church and belonged to the Ladies Group. She enjoyed baking, gardening and needlework. She bowled on several bowling leagues.
Elsie had no children of their own, but their nieces and nephews were their family.There are two sisters; Lola Nesdahl of
Albert Lea
and Dorothy Root of
El Paso
,
TX.
, brother-in-law Charles Boettger of Kasson, MN, sister-in-law Alice Rosaker of Ruthven, Iowa.
Elsie’s pet dogs had always been great companions for
her throughout her life.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Ernest
Three brothers Elmer, Richard and Raymond, 11 brothers-in-law
8 sisters-in-law, 2 nephews and 2 nieces.
