Beautiful Elsie Augusta Gens was the second child of Will and Emma Gens. Her brother was Clarence and her sisters were Mildred Gens, later Mrs. Merritt Larson, and Ester Gens, later Mrs. Henry Haenel.
Her paternal grandparents were Crist Gens and Augusta Gens (Find A Grave Memorial# 121119391) who are buried in nearby Laona cemetery. Elsie's middle name Augusta must have been for her Dad's mom.
Elsie worked to put her brother Clarence through school. If she hadn't, I wouldn't be here.
She was very kind to her father, and helped him a lot.
She died at the age of 22. Her obituary says "Her death was a terrible shock to her parents and her hosts of friends... Her genial and happy manner had won for herself a large circle of friends. She was a stenographer but was unable to do regular work for some time." The horror of her early death has never really gone.
She is buried next to her Dad. There is a large, ancient Aborvitae bush planted there in the small space between the headstones, now grown quite large. I am convinced Emma planted it there. Arborvitae means tree of life.
Her brother Clarence, to whom she had been very close, named his eldest daughter Gertrude Elsie Gens for her.
Thank you for everything you did, Elsie.
Her paternal grandparents were Crist Gens and Augusta Gens (Find A Grave Memorial# 121119391) who are buried in nearby Laona cemetery. Elsie's middle name Augusta must have been for her Dad's mom.
Elsie worked to put her brother Clarence through school. If she hadn't, I wouldn't be here.
She was very kind to her father, and helped him a lot.
She died at the age of 22. Her obituary says "Her death was a terrible shock to her parents and her hosts of friends... Her genial and happy manner had won for herself a large circle of friends. She was a stenographer but was unable to do regular work for some time." The horror of her early death has never really gone.
She is buried next to her Dad. There is a large, ancient Aborvitae bush planted there in the small space between the headstones, now grown quite large. I am convinced Emma planted it there. Arborvitae means tree of life.
Her brother Clarence, to whom she had been very close, named his eldest daughter Gertrude Elsie Gens for her.
Thank you for everything you did, Elsie.
Beautiful Elsie Augusta Gens was the second child of Will and Emma Gens. Her brother was Clarence and her sisters were Mildred Gens, later Mrs. Merritt Larson, and Ester Gens, later Mrs. Henry Haenel.
Her paternal grandparents were Crist Gens and Augusta Gens (Find A Grave Memorial# 121119391) who are buried in nearby Laona cemetery. Elsie's middle name Augusta must have been for her Dad's mom.
Elsie worked to put her brother Clarence through school. If she hadn't, I wouldn't be here.
She was very kind to her father, and helped him a lot.
She died at the age of 22. Her obituary says "Her death was a terrible shock to her parents and her hosts of friends... Her genial and happy manner had won for herself a large circle of friends. She was a stenographer but was unable to do regular work for some time." The horror of her early death has never really gone.
She is buried next to her Dad. There is a large, ancient Aborvitae bush planted there in the small space between the headstones, now grown quite large. I am convinced Emma planted it there. Arborvitae means tree of life.
Her brother Clarence, to whom she had been very close, named his eldest daughter Gertrude Elsie Gens for her.
Thank you for everything you did, Elsie.
Her paternal grandparents were Crist Gens and Augusta Gens (Find A Grave Memorial# 121119391) who are buried in nearby Laona cemetery. Elsie's middle name Augusta must have been for her Dad's mom.
Elsie worked to put her brother Clarence through school. If she hadn't, I wouldn't be here.
She was very kind to her father, and helped him a lot.
She died at the age of 22. Her obituary says "Her death was a terrible shock to her parents and her hosts of friends... Her genial and happy manner had won for herself a large circle of friends. She was a stenographer but was unable to do regular work for some time." The horror of her early death has never really gone.
She is buried next to her Dad. There is a large, ancient Aborvitae bush planted there in the small space between the headstones, now grown quite large. I am convinced Emma planted it there. Arborvitae means tree of life.
Her brother Clarence, to whom she had been very close, named his eldest daughter Gertrude Elsie Gens for her.
Thank you for everything you did, Elsie.
