Obit: Armstrong, Elaine Virginia (1929 - 2018)

Transcriber: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Armstrong, Barstad, Bowles, Caitlin, Christman, Gerber, Lamoureux

----Source: The Nash-Jackan Funeral Home (Ladysmith, WI) 2/25/2018

Armstrong, Elaine Virginia (Barstad) (17 JAN 1929 - 22 FEB 2018)

Elaine V. Armstrong, 89 of Ladysmith died on Thursday, February 22nd, 2018 at Rusk County Memorial Hospital.

She is survived by 2 sons; Jon & Meg and Tom & Janet both of Ladysmith and 4 grandchildren; Mariah & Ryan Gerber, Markus, Matt and Caitlin.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, February 27th, 2018 at the UCC Church in Ladysmith with David Bowles officiating. Elaine’s family will receive friends from 5:00 to 8:00 PM on Monday, February 26th at the UCC Church and again on Tuesday for an hour prior to service time.

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----Source: The Ladysmith News (Ladysmith, WI) 2/27/2018

Elaine Virginia Armstrong, 89, of Ladysmith, passed peacefully Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 at Rusk County Memorial Hospital.

Elaine was born on Jan. 17, 1929, in Glen Flora, to Noble and Edith Barstad. She graduated from Ingram High School in 1946. She married James Russel Armstrong on Sept. 11, 1954 at United Methodist Church of Ladysmith.

Elaine worked for years as a bookkeeper at Gustafson Dairy before running the Gerard Hotel in Ladysmith with her husband.

After adopting her two sons Elaine became a homemaker. She was able to continue her love of sewing, gardening, baking, and biking while raising her sons. She will be remembered for many things, but volunteering and giving to others was part of her soul.

Elaine was a longtime member of numerous organizations, serving countless hours in the community, including hospital and nursing home auxiliary, Kinship, serving at the Ladysmith Senior Citizen Center, delivering meals on wheels, an active member of her church and women’s fellowship and the city planning commission.

When she wasn’t busy volunteering Elaine devoted much of her later life to her grandchildren, Mariah (Ryan) Gerber, Markus, Matthew and Caitlin.

She is survived by her two sons, Jon (Meg) Armstrong and Tom (Janet) Armstrong, four grandchildren and numerous beloved nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jim; her sisters, Pearl Christman and Arlene Lamoureux and her brother, Bob Barstad.

Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at United Congregational Church with Pastor David Bowles officiating.

Memorial gifts in Elaine’s memory may be made to the Hospital and Nursing Home Auxiliary of Ladysmith.