Elsie Sande Albertsen Prohaska 1924 ~ 2020
Elsie Sande Albertsen Prohaska 1924 ~ 2020
Elsie Sande Albertsen Prohaska
peacefully died on Saturday, April
11, 2020, at the age of 96. Born
on February 11, 1924, Elsie was
the 10th child born to Ben and
Elida Sande, emigrants to Iowa
from Norway. All of her siblings
have preceded her in death, how
ever, she has many surviving
nieces and nephews, most of
whom are in Iowa. She loved to
visit them and receive all the lov
ing attention they gave her!
Elsie became a young Navy
wife to Donald Albertsen in Los
Angeles on March 22, 1942.
She was a dear mother to one
son, Ken Albertsen (Ella Jean)
of Loveland, CO, and four
daughters; Mary Jane Zollbrecht
(Henry) of Portland, OR, Carol
Ann St. Clair (Jack) of LaGrande,
OR, Donna Lang (deceased on
December 27, 2011), and Linda
Easley (Joe) of Eagle, ID. Elsie
has around 17 grandchildren and
30 great grandchildren, depend
ing whether you count step-chil
dren, 2nd marriages and folks
who just wish they were related.
Her advice to her grandchildren
was always to “Eat dessert first!”
Elsie lived in at least 29 differ
ent residences in her lifetime, and
was always the life of the party.
Everywhere she went she made
friends, and in her later years
she kept up with everyone’s news
via Facebook - she would get
frustrated with the young kids
(her friends in their 70s) who
weren’t on social media. She
loved games; table games, out
side games, and game shows on
TV. She was often the winner of
such games, and sternly denied
that she ever cheated. She loved
to laugh, and make others laugh.
She especially loved to tell sto
ries about herself, like the time
she accidentally returned a dress
to Macy’s that she bought at
Penney’s (AND got a refund!)
Elsie lived in Boise and was a
member of the Cloverdale SDA
Church since 1972 (48 years).
She was employed by the Idaho
Conference of Seventh-day
Adventists for many years as a
secretary and of a youth group
organization called “Pathfinders.”
She was blamed for many practi
cal jokes and antics on the other
staff and was decorated with
many awards for her service.
She and Forrest Prohaska
married on February 10, 1990.
Forrest and Elsie traveled the
world doing volunteer work for
Maranatha International, and they
drove the country’s highways hav
ing adventures in their RV for
many years. Forrest had two
children, Rhonda and Dale, and
he preceded Elsie in death on
September 29, 2010.
Elsie called MorningStar
Assisted Living home for the
last 11 years of her life. She
made many friends there with
the staff and residents. She
passed away during the corona
virus lockdown, during which the
MorningStar staff successfully
isolated all the residents from
the virus. Graveside via Zoom was
on Monday 4/20/20 at 3PM, and
memorial services are pending.
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