Elsie Ann Keuck Bottjen, 1901-1981

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Elsie Anne Keuck Bottjen, 1909-1981

The Moville Record

Funeral Services Held Wed. For Mrs. A. Bottjen

Funeral services for Mrs. Arnold B. C. Bottjen, 72, of Moville, were held Wednesday, July 15, 1981 at 2:00 p.m. in the Trinity Lutheran Church at Moville. The Rev. Gary J. Olson officiated. Interment was in Arlington Cemetery, Moville, under the direction of the McCulloch Funeral Home.

Mrs. Roger Schnaible, vocalist sang ‘Come Ye Blessed’. Miss Joy Bottjen, vocalist, sang ‘My Tribute’. Congregational Hymns: ‘I Know That My Redeemer Lives’, ‘My Hope Is Built’, and ‘O Happy Day’. Mrs. Charles E. Rhue was organist.

Casketbearers were Messrs. Brent Bottjen, Robin Bottjen, Dennis Conry, Brett Johnson, Tom Chartier and Alan Koehler.

Mrs. Bottjen, the former Elsie Anne Keuck, was born April 8, 1909, the daughter of Ben F. and Emma Weick Keuck, in rural Moville. She attended Woodbury County schools.

She was married July 31, 1929, at Rock Branch. They made their home at Moville until 1941, when they moved to Sioux City. They lived in Sioux City for 11 years and at St. Paul, Minnesota, for 21 years. They returned to Moville in 1973. Mr. Bottjen died December 19, 1975.

Mrs. Bottjen was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, ALCW, and the Altar Guild.

Mrs. Bottjen died Saturday, July 11, 1981 at a hospital in Madison, Wisconsin after a lingering illness.

Survivors include two sons, the Revs. Duane A. of Oregon, Wisconsin, and Leland A. of Spokane, Washington; two sisters, Mrs. Otto (Lucille) Rippke and Mrs. Orman (Dolores) Koehler, both of Moville; four brothers, Fred of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Herman of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Leonard of Sioux City and Vernon of Council Bluffs; 10 grandchildren; and five grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Mrs. Frank (Edna Spink)