Elise Philip Obituary
PHILIP, Elise Olava
April 21, 1925 - November 5, 2022
Elise (Elsie) Olava Philip (nee Guttormson), 97 years old, of Quill Plains Centennial Lodge, Watson, Sask passed away peacefully with her sister by her side on Saturday, November 5, 2022. Elise was the first of 14 children born in Naicam to Martha and Edwin Guttormson. Later she moved to British Columbia. In 1945 Elise married Andrew Sieben. They had four children - Stanley, Donald, Robert and Helen. In 1970, she married Jerry Philip and together they were janitors for numerous buildings in Prince George. Elsie was AUNTIE to an innumerable number of children in Prince George. Elise will be remembered by her four children, one granddaughter and three great grandchildren: Stanley of Valleyview, AB; Donald (Judi) of Saskatoon, SK; Robert (Heidi) and family Rachel (Brad) Egan and their children Emily, Chase and Makenna, all of London, ON; and Helen of Red Deer, AB; sisters: Ruby, Olive and Jean (Mike); sisters-in-law Martha (Bob) and Del; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and many wonderful friends. The sad thing about a long life is losing your friends and family to death along the way. Elise is predeceased by her parents, Edwin and Martha; husbands Andrew Sieben and Jerry Philip; and brothers and sisters: Gordon, John, Einar, Allan, Stanley, Ingval, Verna, Mary, Irene and Myrtle. A Funeral Service for Elise will be held on Friday, November 11, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at the Quill Lake Seventh-day Adventist Church, officiated by Pastor Ron Marshall. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Published by The Prince George Citizen on Nov. 14, 2022.