Obituary of Elise Marie Aasen

Elsie Marie Aasen, 93, of Cambridge WI passed away on Sunday March 18, 2012 content that she had lived a full life.With her engaging personality, sharp wit, and strong faith, Elsie was an inspiration to many throughout her life. Elsie was born in Iowa to Nils Martin and Borghild Hansen on May the 17th, 1918,�"Syttende Mai"� Her parents had immigrated from Oslo, Norway and Elsie was particularly proud of her heritage. �After meeting Norman Aasen at a�Syttende Mai�celebration, they married in 1938 and moved to the Upper Peninsula, MI where they raised their daughter, Judith. �There Elsie taught school in both Perkins and Rapid River. �Elsie liked to joke it took her 34 years to earn her Bachelor degree in teaching, as she took a break in between her studies to raise her daughter. In 1977, Elsie and Norm retired to Arkansas and enjoyed extensive travel both with RV camper friends and overseas. In 2004, "Nana Elsie"�moved to Cambridge to be near her young great grandchildren. �She enjoyed reading to them, attending their school activities and just watching them grow. Elsie became much more than a grandmother to her grandchildren Kristin and Tim and they remained very close throughout the years. Elsie adored her family and was a tremendous role model by the way she lived her life. Throughout her life she taught us generosity, kindness, faith and the importance of friends and family. She was interested in people and engaged in her community contributing by donating her time and talents making quilts, endless amounts of cookies, volunteering in her local libraries and within her home churches. �Elsie prided herself in never being bored and kept herself busy doing gardening, daily crossword puzzle, writing letters, bird watching and baking. Surviving are grandchildren:�Timothy (Debbie) Peterson, Neptune Beach, FL,�Kristin (Eugene) Aasen-Gowan, Cambridge, WI and great�grandchildren: Reid, Abby and Brynn Gowan. She was preceeded in death by her parents, husband and daughter. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at Grace�Lutheran Church 501 Skogen Road Cambridge, Wisconsin with the Rev. Dan Dibbert officiating.� Visitation will begin at 10:00 AM. Following cremation, inurnment will be in the Graceland Cemetery, Sioux�City, IA. Those wishing to honor Elsie may make contribution in her rememberance to�Grace Lutheran Church in Cambridge or to the Friends of the Cambridge Community�Library. The family would like to thank the staff at Our House Assisted Living in�Cambridge, the staff at Rainbow Hospice Inpatient Facility in Johnson Creek, and the staff at Fort Atkinson Memorial Hospital ER and ICU for their care�and compassion for Elsie. The Nitardy Funeral Home, Cambridge, WI is assisting the family.       PICTURE: YES   THIS OBITUARY INFORMATION WAS PREPARED BY THE NITARDY FUNERAL HOME, ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THE CONTENT, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 920-563-5898.