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Elsie Erna Tank

Female 1923 - 2017  (93 years)


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  • Name Elsie Erna Tank 
    Born 31 May 1923  Seymour, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 10 May 2017  Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Highland Memorial Park, Appleton, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I548408  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 23 Dec 2019 

    Father Adolph Henry Tank,   b. 15 Apr 1885, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1969, Seymour, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Lydia Harriet Heisler,   b. 08 Jul 1904, Seymour, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1991  (Age 87 years) 
    Family ID F206371  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ervin Raymond Reinke,   b. 04 Sep 1913, Oneida, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 2005  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 23 May 1942 
    Children 
     1. Judith Anne Reinke
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F206374  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Elsie Erna Reinke, 93 passed away May 10, 2017 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Appleton. She was born May 31, 1923 to the late Adolph and Lydia (Heisler) Tank in Seymour, WI.
      Elsie was united in marriage to Ervin Reinke on May 23, 1942. During their 63 years of marriage they enjoyed dancing and often enjoyed spending time playing cards with family, until Ervin's passing on July 23, 2005.
      Elsie was a gentle loving soul who was known to always take care of others, especially through her passion of cooking and baking. She enjoyed spending time with her family, neighbors and friends. But her greatest pleasure was spending time with her children and grandchildren. Anyone who knew Elsie and her soft spoken way loved her. She enjoyed talking with anyone that came along her way. She was a beautiful soul and is dearly loved and deeply missed by family and friends.
      Elsie is lovingly survived by her four children: David (Diane) Reinke, Kewaunee; Karen (Julian) Villalpando, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Judi (Peter) Bartman, Appleton; Sherri (Dean) Barker, Appleton, twelve grandchildren: Scott (Eva) Reinke; Brian (Tina) Reinke; Christopher (Becky) Villalpando; Rebecca (Carlos) Mena; Robert (Vange) Villalpando; Joseph (Rachel) Villalpando; Andrew (Jessica) Bartman; Nicholas (Chelsea) Bartman; Lori (Scott) Bauer; Tina (Terry) Hoffman; Zachary Barker; and Shannon Barker and twenty great grandchildren. She is further survived by four siblings: June Kemp, Harvey Tank, Shirley Weyland, and Leland Tank.
      Elsie is preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband Ervin; three brothers: Larry, Elmer, and Carlton Tank; and two sisters: Lillian Rollo and Caroline Reno.
      Services for Elsie will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday May 19, 2017 at VALLEY FUNERAL HOME with Rev Mark Klaisner officiating. Elsie's family will receive friends and relatives at the funeral home from 9:00 AM until the time of service.
      A special thank you to her neighbors for their helping hands in times of need, the ThedaCare doctors and nurses, and to her special friend and caregiver Ann Carroll.