Grandma… You are missed dearly. I have so many fun memories of you i will cherish always! I can’t believe you are gone, but i know you are in a better place and pain free. You are a strong couragous women who put up one hell of a fight, expecially these last few weeks. We are so happy that you got to meet your great grandkids. I know you are watching over us until we see each other again.I hope that heaven has alot of kings in the corner,green jello with marshmallos, Burger king and a giant laundry room with the WILDEST treasures your heart desires. We love you so much.
Elsie M. Brown (Pfannenstein)
January 17, 1931 – February 23, 2012
A memorial service celebrating the life of Elsie M. Brown (Pfannenstein), 81, of St. Cloud, will be held at the Good Shepherd Community Chapel in Sauk Rapids at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 3. Elsie passed away on February 23, 2012 at the Good Shepherd Cottages. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 AM on Saturday at the Good Shepherd Chapel. The Reverend Ronald Weyrens will officiate. Burial will be at a later date at St. Joseph Parish Cemetery in Waite Park.
Elsie was born on January 17, 1931, in St. Cloud, to John and Margaret (Philippi) Pfannenstein. She enjoyed playing cards, working in the garden, bingo, and especially loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Elsie is survived by: children, Debbie (Gary) Stevenson of Annandale, Connie (Jerry) Chapman of Buffalo, Pam (Tom) Gaddis of Prior Lake, Mike (Jane) Torborg of Rice, Tim (Dawn) Brown of St. James, and Christine Heid of St. Cloud, Barb (Bill) Fischer of Tucson, AZ; 16 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; 3 sisters; 4 brothers; many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and brother Melvin “Hoopi” Pfannenstein.
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Gramma, I love and miss you so much! I am so happy that you are in a much better place! I love knowing that you will always be watching over me and my family and will be with us wherever we go! Love you Grammy!
Grandma, I love you so much! You were such an amazing person and I will always cherish the memories I have. I know your in a better place and that I will see you again one day. Love you!
Mom,,
I love you very much, you brought so much love, happiness and joy to my life and my kids lifes and to so many,,,, you will be missed so much and you will always be in my heart and you will always be my hero!!
I LOVE YOU MOM!!!!
Elise,
From what I’ve heard and can see you’ve brought a lot of light and love to all those who you’ve met. Especially to your children. Even though I was unable to meet you, I know through Pam I’ve meet a part of you.
Bless you’re amazing spirit as well as your family and friends still spreading the love and light.
Mom, love you very much. I hope you know how important you were in our lives. We miss you very much, but, know that we will see you again. You have very special grandkids, but, you already know that! We Love You Always…Tim & Dawn
Grandma I love you so much. You were such a loving, strong, beautiful woman. The skies above are getting a wonderful angel. I know you will look down and watch over us until we meet again. I’m so glad you are with God now and pain free.
You were an amazing mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother. Your kids and Grandkids brought so many smiles to your face. Your smiles and laughter were so contagious to all of us. You will be missed dearly, but never forgotten. You will always hold a special place in my heart and the hearts of many. I love you! See you later!
Oh Elsie…I am so glad that you are in gods hands letting him hold you tight…of course you will be missed very, very much…we all know that you in shear peace and paradise !!! You will be missed and I will pray for you Elsie and your great family..I love you Pam and just try to hang in there as much as possible…and Kris, even though I havent met you, I send my love and prayers to you as well !!!! My deepest sympathies to your entire family !!!! God bless you Elsie and family !!!!!
Grandmammy, so much to say about you, but I’ll keep it short because you know how much I love you and how important you are to me. You were wonderful, strong, beautiful, passionate, silly, loving, wild, caring, and the list could go on and on. Your smile is contagious, so you can be sure that I will think about you everyday. You have put up quite the fight over the years, especially these last few days, You have shown amazing courage that I hope continues to stay with you in Heaven. I am so proud of you and I hope you know that you will never ever be forgotten. You have touched so many of our hearts, and impacted so many lives. I never really thought about what it would be like with you around, but I know you’ll be watching down on us, or at least you better! You have an amazing heart that will stay with me until I see you again.Even though you are gone Grandma, your spirit lives on…and what a wonderful one it is. It’s not goodbye, it’s see you later. I Love You so much
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A memorial service celebrating the life of Elsie M. Brown (Pfannenstein), 81, of St. Cloud, will be held at the Good Shepherd Community Chapel in Sauk Rapids at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 3. Elsie passed away on February 23, 2012 at the Good Shepherd Cottages. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 AM on Saturday at the Good Shepherd Chapel. The Reverend Ronald Weyrens will officiate. Burial will be at a later date at St. Joseph Parish Cemetery in Waite Park.