Elsie Gustafson, the daughter of Ernest and Gussie (Minor) Kemmner, was born on March 9, 1930 on a farm near Brewster, MN. She grew up on farms in the Brewster and Kinbrae areas and attended country school. She attended Brewster and Fulda High Schools graduating from Fulda in 1948. Elsie was united in marriage to Kermith Gustafson on June 9, 1948 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brewster. After their marriage they lived on the family farm near Kinbrae until 1961 when they moved to a farm north of Heron Lake, MN. In 1965 they returned to the family farm near Kinbrae where they lived and raised their children. Elsie remained on the farm after Kermith's death in January of 1999. Elsie moved to the Maple View Apartments in December of 2016 and later to the Maple Lawn Nursing Home. Elsie passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at the Our House Hospice Home in Slayton, MN at the age of 92. She was a member of First Lutheran Church in Dundee and belonged to the WELCA, serving as president, audit committee, Brown Trust Committee and Sunday School teacher. Elsie also belonged to the Dundee American Legion Auxiliary for 49 years, Red Hat Society and a 4-H leader. She enjoyed reading, watching TV, playing cards and family games, writing letters and spending time with family and friends.



Survivors include her 6 children, David (Lynn) Gustafson of Burleson, TX, Ken (Nancy) Gustafson of Warsaw, MN, Crystal Gustafson of Rochester, MN, Glenn (Kendra) Gustafson of Fulda, MN, Janet Gustafson of Rochester, MN and Connie (Dean) Staton of Goodhue, MN; 7 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, son, Roger Gustafson, 3 brothers, Harlan, Vivan and Ivan Jenkins and 2 sisters, Beulah Blankenburg and Edith Schoenenberger.