Obit: McPherson, Elsa A. (1893? – 1974)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: McPherson, Grundeman, Baldwin, Holzhausen, Tillson, Sager, Ewing

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 05 Sep 1974

McPherson, Elsa A. (1893? – 19 Aug 1974)

Elsa Augusta McPherson, a resident of Santa Cruz, California for 10 years, died Monday, August 19, 1974 in a convalescent hospital after a lengthy illness. She was 81.

A native of Wisconsin, she went to California in 1948 and lived in Garden Grove before moving to Santa Cruz. She is a member of Everett Chapter 95, O.E.S., Marshfield, Wisconsin.

She is survived by her husband, Arthur N McPherson of Santa Cruz; a son Lyman McPherson of West Palm Beach, Florida; a daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Grundeman of Oakridge, Oregon; four sisters, Mrs. Lorena Baldwin and Mrs. Alma Holzhausen, both of Stockton, Mrs. Lilly Tillson of Santa Cruz, and Mrs. Inez Sager of San Carlos; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at Ferguson Mortuary, 212 Laurel St., Thursday, August 22, 1974, at 9 a.m., with the Rev. Thomas D. Ewing officiating.