Submitted by: Dan Rich

Elsie Alma De Loof

Nov. 8, 1924 - Aug. 2, 2007

South Bend Tribune 8/4/2007
MISHAWAKA - Elsie A. De Loof, 82, of Mishawaka, passed away peacefully in her home during the evening hours of Thursday, August 2. Elsie was born on November 8, 1924, in Mishawaka, as the daughter of Morris and Clara (Monnaers) De Meyer. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, August and George De Meyer.

On September 24, 1949, in Mishawaka, as the former Elsie De Meyer she married Rene C. De Loof. Surviving Elsie are her loving husband of almost 58 years, Rene; a daughter, Linda (Ned) Swanson of Mishawaka; three grandchildren, Jessica (Shawn) Saros, Jenell (Ryan) Pogue, and Justin (Stephanie) Crook; five great-grandchildren, Aubrey, Ashlyn, Jayden, Olivia, and Sam; two sisters Jackie De Meyer and Simon Berta; and a brother Joseph De Meyer all of Mishawaka. Elsie was a member of St. Bavo Catholic Church and the B K Club Ladies Auxiliary and DeAmicis Ladies Auxiliary. She loved working at Regal Lanes where she was also an avid bowler. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend.

Visitation for family and friends will be from 2 to 6 p.m., with wake prayers at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 5, in Hahn Funeral Home, 505 W. 8th Street, Mishawaka. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 6, in St. Bavo Catholic Church with Rev. Barry England officiating. Entombment will follow at Fairview Cemetery Mausoleum, Mishawaka. Contributions in memory of Elsie can be made to Mayo Clinic and/or American Heart Association.

Editor: She is the daughter of Maurice and Clara De Meyer.