Bodendorfer, Elsa
We regretfully announce the passing of our beloved matriarch Elsa Inge Ursela nee: Marcus on the afternoon of Friday, April 28, 2023. It was a peaceful journey with family at her side
Born June 17, 1935, in Knesebek, Germany, she was the 9th of 12 children to her mother Johanna Louise, who predeceased her in 1968. Her father, Fredrich Wilhelm, never returned from the war. She is survived by one younger sibling, Hans Herman, in Germany.
She wed husband John on December 6, 1958, only months after arriving in Canada. She lost him in June 2007.
Loving and faithful to the end, she is survived by sons Rolf, Ekart, and John; daughters-in-law Alison and Ilona; and her three favourite things, grandchildren Sarah (Curtis), Erik, and Riley.
Elsa's family will receive relatives and friends from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, May 7, 2023 and from 9:30-10:15 a.m. on Monday, May 8, 2023 at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick Street, Kitchener, 519-749-8467. Funeral Service in the chapel on Monday at 10:30 a.m. Reception to follow. Interment at Memory Gardens Cemetery after the reception.
As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Grand River Hospital Foundation-Cancer Centre would be appreciated by the family (cards available at the funeral home).
Visit www.henrywalser.com for Elsa's memorial.