Parsons, Elaine A.

Passed away at 92 years of age on July 25, 2022. 

She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Lyle Parsons, and all 10 of her siblings.

Elaine was born in Stanley, WI, the tenth of eleven children to Andrew and Lena Kranig. She attended country school through the eighth grade. She moved to Milwaukee, WI and worked as a waitress. There she met Lyle in 1948 and they were married June 14, 1952.  Together they had four children.  Elaine went back into the work force after Lyle passed away in 1980.  She retired in 1993.

Elaine loved her family –  Mary McDowell (Andy), Harold Parsons (Wendy), Linda Erickson and Leila Goetzke (Kurt); Grandchildren Kevin McDowell (Sarah), Colleen Swanson (Cliff), Erik Goetzke, Luke Goetzke (Amanda) and Cassandra Erickson, Step-Grandchild Anna Fisher and Great Grandchildren, Avery and Olivia McDowell, Connor Swanson and Calvin and Emerson Fisher.

Elaine was very devoted to her Catholic faith and attended mass and prayed the rosary regularly.

Elaine enjoyed gardening, watching birds on her feeders – whether it was hummingbirds or cardinals, and spending time with family and friends at her home in south Minneapolis of 60 years.

She will be missed for her meatloaf, Special K bars, the best Christmas Cookies   and her sense of humor.

Mass of Christian Burial 11 AM Tuesday, August 2^nd, at the Church of the Holy Trinity, 749 6^th Ave. So., South St. Paul, MN 55075. Visitation 10-11 AM prior to the Mass at church. Interment Ft. Snelling National Cemetery. Luncheon to follow at the Inver Grove Heights Community Center, 8055 Barbara Ave,  Inver Grove Heights.