Age 97, entered heaven on September 17, 2018
Elsie grew up in Gheen, Minnesota, owned the Vanity Beauty Shop in Cook, Minnesota, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana to marry and raise her family. She also lived in Burnsville, MN and Mount Prospect, IL while raising her children. She was an Avon Representative in Mount Prospect for over 20 years. She returned to Minnesota to live for the past twenty-five years. Elsie was an active resident of Timber Hills in Inver Grove Heights, welcoming new residents, helping in the deli, working jigsaw puzzles, and playing 500. She belonged to St. Patrick Catholic Church and supported that community in a variety of ways, especially by serving funeral lunches. She will be missed greatly by her family and many friends. She was preceded in death by her husband of forty years, Donald P. Latendresse; her parents, John and Olga Ostlund, and her siblings, Alvin, Victor, Mable (Woods) and Kenneth. She is survived by her children, Donna (Rich) Larson, Patricia Pousard, Ann, Joseph (Susie), John (Cheryl), Timothy (Lori), and Jeffrey(Veronica)Latendresse. She is also survived by twenty grandchildren, Jessica (Jason) Berreth, Tiffany (Robert) Haider, Nicole Pousard, Zach (Kristen) Elwell, Kim (Mike) Kotur, Eric (Elise) Pousard, Rebecca (Curtis) Zimmerman, Chris (Melissa) Larson, Beth Larson, Jennifer (Greg) Eiserman, Katie Latendresse, Jake Latendresse, Patrick Latendresse, Donald Latendresse, Joseph Latendresse, Stephanie Latendresse, Robert Latendresse, Tyler Latendresse, Nicolas Latendresse, Liana Latendresse; 22 great-grandchildren, Abbey and Lucy Larson; Beatrix, Faye, Thalia, Remi Pousard; Ali, Jake, Alex, Josh Berreth; Savannah, Mason, Maddox Haider; James, Nick, Sofie Elwell; Haven Elwell, Levi and Owen Zimmerman; Ella, Emmett and Charlie Eiserman. Elsie is also survived by her sisters-in-law, Barbara Ostlund, Noella Bosler, Billie Sibbing, and Irene Latendresse and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held Friday, Sept. 21, 5:00 – 8:00 PM at Robert’s Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave. Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077. A funeral mass will be celebrated at the Church of St. Patrick, 3535 72nd Street East, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076 on Saturday, Sept. 22 at 10:00 AM with visitation starting at 9:00 AM. Luncheon follows. A Cemetery Chapel service will be held 12:00 Noon on Monday, September 24 at All Saints Cemetery, 1212 700 North River Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016.