Obituary of Elsie I. Johnson

Elsie I. Johnson Of Waukesha, died on Monday, June 20, 2011 at the age of 98 years. Elsie was born on February 1, 1913 the daughter of Herman and Minnie Schumacher (nee Fillman). She was in the 1930 graduating class of Bay View High School. Elsie was a longtime member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Waukesha. She was employed at Norman Schley, CPA for three years and Waukesha Engine for over 19 years. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family. Elsie will be sadly missed by her daughter, Yvonne Fruit, of Waukesha; grandchildren, John Fruit, of Waukesha and JoEllen (James) Krause, of Milwaukee; great-grandchildren, Jay Andrew Christian Kipfer and Elyse Ann Kipfer; niece, Nancy (John) Bugajski; nephew, Richard (Pat) Johnson; and special friends, Karen and Leah Wampole. Elsie is further survived by many other nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nile, on November 27, 1955; parents; infant brother, Herman; brother, Harold, and sister, Norma; son in- law, Jay Fruit, on June 29, 2000; and niece, Eunice (Fred) Lampe. The visitation for Elsie will be from 1:30 PM until the time of the 3:30 PM funeral service on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1052 White Rock Ave., Waukesha, WI 53186. Reverend Larry Gates will be officiating. Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, th June 27, 2011 at Arlington Park Cemetery, 4141 S. 27 St., Greenfield, WI 53221 (please meet at the cemetery). Memorials in Elsie's name are appreciated to Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (see address above), the Time of Grace Ministry, P.O. Box 301, Milwaukee, WI 53201 or to the Lutheran Women's Missionary Society (LWMS), 8410 Cleveland Ave., Suite 104 West Allis, WI 53227. Elsie's family would like to thank the Reverends Scott Oelhafen, Larry Gates, Aaron Christie and the retired Reverend Glen Schaumberg of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, for their loving support; Doctors Martin Kern and Sanjay Singh; and the staffs of Waukesha Memorial Hospital, LindenGrove Rehabilitation Center and Seasons Hospice, for their exceptional care of Elsie.