Elsie Fredrickson

Elsie V. Fredrickson age 97, died November 18, 2009. Born March 19, 1912 in Proctor, Minnesota, the daughter of Carl and Sarah (Borg) Peterson. She was a 1930 graduate of Denfeld High School. Elsie married Carl Fredrickson in Duluth on September 3, 1938 and he preceded her in death on March 26, 2008. She had been a top salesperson at J. C. Penney before her marriage and continued to work until her first child was born in 1941. Carl’s job took them to North Carolina in 1967 and they returned to Duluth in 1976. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity since 1951 where she was a member of its Rebecca Circle and had sung in the church choir. She was also a member of the XYZ’s at Holy Trinity, the Merritt Garden Club and was a former active member of the Merritt PTA. She also volunteered at St. Mary’s Medical Center in the Flower Dept. for 22 years. Elsie and Carl moved to St. Johns in 2001 and live in Clinton Commons. Elsie then moved in with her daughter, Carol.

Surviving are her son, James (Linda) Fredrickson of Austin, Texas, daughter, Carol (Lloyd) Schautz of St. Johns, three grandchildren, Kate Fredrickson of CA, Lori Robertson of Perry, Michigan, Michael (Mayuri) Hogan of Eagle, Michigan and six great grandchildren, Bryce Robertson, Jordan Robertson, Chelsea Fenner, Zach Fenner, Alyssa Hogan and Nicholas Hogan and her sister, Lois Bodin of MN. Also preceding her in death are her parents, two brothers, Rudy and Willard Peterson and one sister, Marie Krause.

Funeral Services will be 11 A.M. Monday, November 23, 2009 at the Osgood Funeral Home burial at Mt. Rest Cemetery with Pastor John Pohl officiating. The family will receive friends 6-8 P.M. Sunday evening also at the funeral home. Contributions may be made in her memory to Greenbush United Methodist Church. To learn more about Elsie and view her Life Story film, visit her personal webpage at www.lifestorynet.com/memories/53481 where you can share a memory or photo and sign her memory book.