Straub, Elsie May
Elsie May Straub
Elsie May Straub (née: Lawrence) passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 8th, 2020 at the age of 98 years. She was predeceased by her parents, William and Lyla Lawrence; her husband of 64 years, Edward; sons, Ken and Bill; sisters, Viola Robinson and Phyllis Hellings; and brother, Stan Lawrence. Elsie is survived by her daughters, Darlene (Dwight) Thompson and Jean (Howard) Packard; daughter-in- law, Glenda Straub; 8 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; brother, Jim Lawrence; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Elsie was born on the homestead near Caron, SK on January 11th, 1922. She was the oldest of five children born to William and Lyla Lawrence. At sixteen she quit school and moved to Moose Jaw to work and lived with her grandparents. She met Ed Straub at a dance at Temple Gardens and they were married April 6th, 1940. Elsie spent the first ten years of her marriage raising her four children. In 1950, when her youngest started school, she started work at the Army and Navy Store and worked there for three years. She then went to work at Sears until they moved to Regina in 1965. In Regina, she got work at Simpson-Sears working on security for seven years. After Ed retired, they moved back to Moose Jaw in September 1985.
Elsie and Ed enjoyed camping, fishing and spending winters in Arizona. Elsie enjoyed crafts such as knitting, crocheting, ceramics and paper toll. After Ed passed away in October 2004, Elsie stayed in her own home with her dog Lacy and later Carly. Elsie loved her garden and yard. She enjoyed having her great-grandchildren visit and spoiling them with goodies. In 2015, after health issues, she sold her house and moved into Crescent Park Retirement Villa. She loved her new home, new friends and caring staff.
The family would like to give a special thank you to the staff of Crescent Park Retirement Villa for the loving care that they gave mom and grandma.
A Celebration of Elsie’s Life will be held on Saturday, February 15th, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in the Harvey room at Moose Jaw Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, a donation in Elsie’s name maybe made to a charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements are entrusted to Moose Jaw Funeral Home, 268 Mulberry Lane. Todd Sjoberg, Funeral Director 306-693-4550
Sincere condolences to Jean and family.Always enjoyed Elsie’s company whenever we got together.
We send our love from your Ontario Family. We shall miss Aunt Elsie. She gave us, especially the younger members of our family, a glimpse to what their Gramma Viola would have been like. She was always happy to get together with our family down here and fit it very well. I shall remember my travelling “sidekick” who when I pretended to be an entrant in the “Indy 500” while driving through the Rockies said she was not nervous but in fact seemed to be enjoying with the view. She was always game to take a detour and find out what was the next corner. My family were amazed at how she could be so young at heart at 98. We shall miss her. Her family from Ontario and yours send lots of hugs and thank God for the memories. Gayle
Olga and I would like to offer our sincere condolence to all in the Straub family in losing their love one in death.
Elsie was a very fine lady. I James will miss her very much. What is also, very encouraging to think about, is that we could see Elsie alive again as mentioned in the Bible at 1Corinthians 15:21- 26.
So may the family be encourage by these fine words.
To the family
Sorry to hear the news
Good to know the future
My most heartfelt condolences on the loss of Elsie. She was a wonderful lady.
Always enjoyed my visits with her when visiting dad at CPRV. She was such a great coversationist and always crocheting or knitting something with her hands. So look forward to continuing our conversations with her in paradise. With big hugs for Kerri and family and deepest condolences. Laura and Gordon MacDonald