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Dorothy Leona Ellsworth Van Elsen

Birth	:	14 Jan 1918 Colfax, Jasper County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	11 Mar 2019 Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Colfax Cemetery, Colfax, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.6705704, -93.2432480
Description	:	Dorothy (Ellsworth) Van Elsen passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 11, 2019. A funeral service will be held at a later date. Memorials to the Howard Street Christian Church or the Park Centre Good Samaritan Fund may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Dorothy was born in the Colfax Sanitarium in Colfax on January 14, 1918, to Arthur Earl and Ida (Brown) Ellsworth. She was the valedictorian of her class when she graduated from Colfax High School in 1936. Dorothy was united in marriage to Lucien Van Elsen on June... Read More	Dorothy (Ellsworth) Van Elsen passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 11, 2019. A funeral service will be held at a later date. Memorials to the Howard Street Christian Church or the Park Centre Good Samaritan Fund may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Dorothy was born in the Colfax Sanitarium in Colfax on January 14, 1918, to Arthur Earl and Ida (Brown) Ellsworth. She was the valedictorian of her class when she graduated from Colfax High School in 1936. Dorothy was united in marriage to Lucien Van Elsen on June 25, 1936, at the Colfax Christian Church. She spent the first 80 years of her life in Colfax and had deep roots in the community. She and her husband spent 15 winters in Harlingen, Texas. Dorothy had lived for the past 21 years at Park Centre in Newton. Dorothy was a homemaker and loving mother to her eight children. She was involved with Colfax Senior Citizens and Christian Church activities. She enjoyed reading, gardening, canning, crocheting, and traveling. Dorothy had a sharp wit and sense of humor and was making her own decisions to the very end of her life. Dorothy is survived by her eight children, Lucien (Karen) Van Elsen, Jean (Max) Wallace, Helen (John Grannis) Reitan, Henry (Linda) Van Elsen, Robert (Connie) Van Elsen, James (Beth) Van Elsen, Lynda (Denny) Brouwer, and Larry Van Elsen; her sister, Rosa Lee Sutton; 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; 16 great-great-grandchildren; many step-grandchildren; and by people who have “adopted” her as Mom and Grandma. She was preceded in death by her father in 1958; mother in 1995; her husband, Lucien in 1994; brother, Norman Earl Ellsworth who was killed in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945 during WWII; sister, Florence Bernice in 1927; and sister, Clara Ann Ellsworth Breckenridge in 2012.

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Dorothy Leona Ellsworth Van Elsen's memorial is located at: Colfax Cemetery, Colfax, Jasper County, USA.
When did Dorothy Leona Ellsworth Van Elsen death?
Dorothy Leona Ellsworth Van Elsen death on 11 Mar 2019 in Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Dorothy Leona Ellsworth Van Elsen's memorial?
Latitude: 41.6705704
Longitude: -93.2432480

Family Members:

Parent

Arthur Earl Ellsworth

(1888 - 1958)

Ida Neona Brown Breckenridge

(1896 - 1995)

Spouse

Lucien Van Elsen

(1914 - 1994)

Siblings

Bernice Ellsworth

(1924 - 1927)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Colfax Cemetery
Colfax, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6705704, -93.2432480

2. Slaughter Cemetery
Colfax, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6869011, -93.2091980

3. Shipp Cemetery
Oswalt, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6972108, -93.2668723

4. Rorabaugh Cemetery
Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6666985, -93.1836014

5. McKeever Cemetery
Colfax, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7192001, -93.2517014

6. Waveland Cemetery
Prairie City, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6048000, -93.2338000

7. Fisher Cemetery
Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7392006, -93.2508011

8. Westview Cemetery
Prairie City, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6000000, -93.2422000

9. Greencastle Cemetery
Green Castle, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7431000, -93.2654000

10. Sugar Grove Cemetery
Newton, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6775017, -93.1406021

11. Mitchellville Cemetery
Mitchellville, Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6724790, -93.3505460

12. Mound Prairie Pioneer Cemetery
Newton, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6222000, -93.1546000

13. Sams Pioneer Cemetery
Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7472000, -93.3016968

14. Prairie Belle Cemetery
Prairie City, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5980690, -93.3137360

15. Iowa Industrial School for Girls Cemetery
Mitchellville, Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6606950, -93.3676460

16. Franklin Cemetery
Franklin Township, Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7145267, -93.3807206

17. Moffitt Family Cemetery
Newton, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7163789, -93.1001995

18. Sacred Heart Cemetery
Newton, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6879920, -93.0893000

19. Union Chapel Cemetery
Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7869301, -93.2329025

20. Graham Cemetery
Mingo, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7839500, -93.3182140

21. Rinehart Cemetery
Prairie City, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5344009, -93.2288971

22. Vandalia Cemetery
Vandalia, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5461000, -93.3193970

23. Perin Cemetery (Defunct)
Clyde, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8088930, -93.2432600

24. Bridges Cemetery
Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7571983, -93.0963974