ELVIRA LUCILLE BRANDSMEIER

Elvira L. Brandsmeier, 93, of Waukon, died Wednesday, July 26, 2000, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon, following a brief illness.
Funeral services were held Saturday, July 29, at 11 a.m. at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon. The Rev. Lynn G. Groe officiated. Burial followed in Oakland Cemetery in Waukon. Martin Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Elvira Lucille Brandsmeier was born May 4, 1907, in Waukon, the daughter of Frederick and Anna (Sieg) Brandsmeier. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion United Church of Christ. She attended Elk Rural Elementary School and graduated from Waukon Senior High in 1927 in normal training.
Elvira went on to teach in several rural schools in the Waukon area before moving to East Moline, IL, where she taught at Hillcrest Elementary School in East Moline from 1943-1970. During her summer breaks, she attended Augustana College in Rock Island, IL, and Western Illinois University in Macomb, IL.
Elvira returned to Waukon in 1992, at which time she took residence at Waukon Good Samaritan Center.
She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in East Moline and the Illinois Retired Teachers Association. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, crocheting, painting, needle work, traveling, and spending time with her family.
Elvira is preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Clarence Brandsmeier; and one sister, Esther Peck.
Survivors include two sisters, Miriam Christensen of Oregon, WI, and Laura (Ted) Starker of Sun Prairie, WI, and several nieces and nephews.
Casketbearers were Darell Christensen, Curt and Bernard Brandsmeier, Fred and Steven Klatt, and Gordon Steffenson.