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Elsie Patterson Obituary
March 15, 1939 - August 3, 2025
Elsie Marie Patterson, 86, died on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025.
Elsie was born on March 15, 1939, in Pittsburgh, PA. She graduated from Monessen High School. She received her BA Degree from Muskingum University, New Concord, Ohio, and her MA from Bowling Green State University, Ohio.
She taught at Stephens College in Columbia, MO, then earned her PHD in Speech Communications from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
She taught Speech Communications at UW-La Crosse from 1961, until her retirement in 2003, as an Emeritus Professor.
She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where she served as a deacon and elder. She was a member of the AAUW, and served as Chair of the Art Fair on the Green for four years.
Elsie was a 30 year member of the La Crosse Exercise and Health Program. She wanted to thank Gundersen Medical Center for over fifty years of care.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and is survived by two cousins in Pittsburgh, PA.
A Funeral Service will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 233 West Ave. South, on Friday, August 15, 2025, at 11:00 am. Rev. Taylor Hayley will lead the service, with entombment to follow at Oak Grove Cemetery. Family and friends may visit from 10:00 am, until the time of the Service, at the Church, on Friday.
Online condolences may be made at www.blaschkeschneider.com
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Tim Haggerty
August 10, 2025
Always a nice lady to walk and talk about things. Rest in peace dear lady.
Wayne Krumel
August 9, 2025
Goodbye dear friend and colleague.
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