Eileen M. SAMSVICK

SAMSVICK, Eileen M. Eileen M. Samsvick, 84, a longtime resident of Windsor Locks, entered into eternal rest on Monday, (February 21, 2011). Born on April 12, 1926, in Chokio, MN; Eileen was the daughter of the late Clyde and Mabel (Johnson) Golden and the wife of Reverend John Samsvick, former pastor of the Windsor Locks Congregational Church. Eileen spent many years working fulltime alongside her husband at the church and was involved in Vacation Bible School, youth groups, the women's fellowship group, and served as a teacher in the church school. Eileen was a gifted musician; she had a beautiful voice and played the piano. In her leisure time she loved dancing with her husband. Besides her husband, Eileen is survived by her children, Priscilla Baldock and her husband, David, of Kent, WA; Timothy P. Samsvick of Windsor Locks, her twin daughters, Rebecca Keller and her husband, Stephen, of Wethersfield; and Elizabeth Isaac and her husband, Gordon, of Wenham, MA; her grandchildren, Matthew, Stephen, Samuel, Rachel, Ian, and Isabella; her sister-in-law, Mona Golden of St. Paul, MN, and her nephews, Jerry, Steven, and Jim Molkenthin, all of MN. Besides her parents, Eileen was predeceased by her siblings, Adeline Molkenthin, Dallas Golden, Phyllis Beulow, and Buddy Golden. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Congregational Church of Windsor Locks, 8 Main Street, Windsor Locks, CT. For further directions, or to leave an online expression of sympathy for the family, please visit: www.windsorlocksfuneralhome.com.