Elsie Fisbeck
Elsie Mae (Maine) Fisbeck was born April 27, 1934, to Lester and Elsie Margaret (Dottie) Maine in Burchard, Nebraska. She died Dec. 29, 2020, in Holyoke.
Elsie had one brother and two sisters. In her younger years she grew up and went to school in Venango, Nebraska, later moving with her family to Haxtun, where she graduated from high school.
She was baptized in the Christian faith at a young age and had been a longtime member of Zion Lutheran Church in Holyoke. After graduating, she worked at the bank in Holyoke.
On Valentine’s Day 1954, she married her loving husband, Leo Fisbeck. To this union four children were born: Steven, Ronnie, Larry and Lennie. She and Leo lived in Paoli, where they were blessed to share 66 years of marriage to one another and watched their family grow.
Elsie was a wonderful mother who enjoyed caring for her family, giving special attention to each and every one. She loved being a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved sewing and her special handwork, which was beautifully done, and sharing it with the special family and friends in her life.
She enjoyed helping with the Phillips County elections for many years, serving at the town hall in Paoli. One of her passions was bowling, which she truly loved. She had a lot of friends who were very dear to her.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Lester and Elsie Margaret Maine; son, Ronnie Fisbeck; brother, Eugene Maine; and sister, Bonnie Biesemeier.
She is survived by her husband, Leo Fisbeck of Paoli; sister, Onna Lee Ready and husband Woody of Arizona City, Arizona; brother-in-law, Quentin Biesemeier of Haxtun; sons, Steven Fisbeck and wife Wendy of Gill, Larry and wife Cynthia of Windsor, and Lennie and wife Tillie of Holyoke; grandchildren, Wesley Fisbeck and Laura of Lafayette, Preston Fisbeck and Danielle of Fort Collins, Kaylene Elsie Fisbeck of Loveland, Kyle Fisbeck of Byers and Lisa Fisbeck of Denver; great-grandchildren, Landon Fisbeck, Dexter Fisbeck, Naudia Fisbeck, Reed Fisbeck, Elsie Cobb, Jasmine Fisbeck and Brodie Fisbeck; and cousins and many nieces and nephews.
The memorial service was held Jan. 4 at Zion Lutheran Church in Holyoke, with Pastor Gary Rahe officiating. Interment followed at the Holyoke Cemetery.
Baucke Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.