Obituary of Elsie Katherine Kreiser

KREISER - Elsie Katherine Kreiser of Melville, Saskatchewan and formerly of Killaly, Saskatchewan, entered her eternal rest on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at St. Peters Hospital in Melville with family at her side. She was 84 years of age. Elsie was born August 21, 1930 in the depression years on the family farm west of Grayson, Saskatchewan. She was the sixth child of 11 children born to Lorenz and Theresa (nee Hoffman) Kreiser. She was baptized and received all of her other sacraments at St. Mary's Church in Grayson. Elsie received her education at Flegal School one-mile south of the family farm in a one-room classroom with about thirty children from grades 1 to 9. After her schooling she remained on the farm to help her parents with house hold chores also with odd chores around the farm and to look after her younger brothers and sisters. In 1952 Elsie left home and went to Sacred Heart Academy in Regina, then to St. Gabriella's Convent in Lebret and then Sacred Heart Seminary where young French speaking men studied for the Priesthood. She accepted work there for 7 years. This was a big house with about 100 people to cook for clean and do laundry. In 1960 Elsie joined the Sisters of Notre Dame Auxiliatrice as a Lay Missionary and stayed there for several years. This was in Rouyn, Quebec where she learned to speak French. She worked part time in a girls orphanage and as a switch board operator. In 1974 Elsie took a leave of absence to help her mom look after her dad after he had a stroke. After her dad died in 1977 she remained home to help her mother. Her mother died in 1985 and Elsie continued to reside in Killaly until July 2009 then moved into Melville. Elsie was very involved with St. Elizabeth's Church in Killaly and worked with the Ladies committee at the parish hall at different functions. She was also a member of the Social Justice and Religious Education committee. Her favorite past time was gardening, growing flowers, picking berries, making different jams and jellies, cooking, reading and making different crafts mostly given away for gifts. Elsie's family and friends were very important to her and she would do a lot of babysitting for her nieces, nephews and friends. Elsie was predeceased by her father Lorenz, mother Theresa, infant sister Elizabeth, infant brother William; John and Adam; sisters Elliss and Mary Rieger; brother-in-law Adam Rieger. Elsie leaves to cherish her memory, her brothers, Jacob of Victoria, BC, Lawrence (Deborah) of Grayson, SK, her sisters Violet (Ivor) Tank of Yorkton, SK, and Sister Teresa Kreiser of Melville, SK; sister-in-law Ella Kreiser of KiIlaly, SK; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, cousins and friends. Arrangements were by Bailey's Funeral Home, Melville. Service Information Friday, September 12th, 2014 7:00pm, St. Elizabeth's Roman Catholic Church Saturday, September 13th, 2014 10:30am, St. Elizabeth's Roman Catholic Church Interment Details St. Elizabeth's Roman Catholic Parish Cemetery