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Elsie Cardinahl, age 78, of Kenosha was called to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 8th, 2022 at Froedtert South – Pleasant Prairie Campus. Elsie was born on January 23rd, 1944 in Eau Claire to Louis and Mary (LaPlaca) Tarbox. She graduated from Eau Claire Senior High. She then continued her education and received her degree as an LPN in nursing. Elsie retired from St Catherine’s hospital after 37 years of dedicated service. After her retirement she fulfilled her lifelong dream of owning her own business and opened the Tarbox Pub. After selling the pub she became a devout Christian and would often joke about how she used to sell spirits and now was in the Spirit. She was a longtime member of the Prayer House Assembly, where she was highly active and volunteered for funeral lunches, the Angel Tree and many other activities. Elsie was an avid golfer and a huge Packer fan. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends who will miss her immensely.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Andy, Jimmy, Elmer, Dick, Guy, Phillip and Teddy and her sisters, Francis, Phyllis, Jeannie and Tootsie.
Elsie is survived by, her brother Robert (Cory) Tarbox, her sisters Margie Anderson, Maryann Ciappetta, Mary (Jim) Kohl, her son Rick Gordon and two granddaughters Cally and Taylor Gordon. She is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews family and friends including her very special friend and companion Art Provencher.
Funeral services for Elsie will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Thursday, March 17th, 2022 at Prayer House Assembly (1525 – 24th Avenue). A visitation will be held on Thursday at the church from 2:30 P.M. until the time of service.
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Debbie Castro says:
Our condolences to the Family of Elsie I’m thankful for meeting Elsie at Prayer House, she was an awesome beautiful person Elsie will be missed by many
Pastor : Steve & Debbie Castro
Linda Martin says:
I will never forget the moments we had together, good and bad. You will be on my mind forever and always. Rest In Peace my beautiful friend.
Love you – Linda Martin
mary simmons says:
” To My Aunt Elsie” You r in my Heart And great Memories!! Always knew who to talk to bout The lord and have Good prayer with you!! I will always cherish tht. If anybody knew bout Jesus. it sure was you!! You left us way to young.!! but god saw you as u as you were getting weaker. and you said.!! You r Ready! I will always think of you as i do my Cookies. and Our Maple Nut Ice Cream!!! WE shared everynight at my house before we all went to bed! WE said our prayes after we had our Ice Cream lol!! Elsie. say Hi to all the family!! they gained another Angel. !! Rest in peace. and You R allready Missed by Many tht loved you!!! So hard to do this.And so hard to believe tht Obit. is for you!! but they say there’s a reason for everthing. And you know wht it is!! God Bless to my Beautifull Aunt Elsie.!! Love Mary!!
Donna White says:
A shining star has dimmed on Earth but continues to shine in Heaven! Rest well Elsie, great memories of St. Cat’s and your rockin’ fun Tarbox Pub, sending your family warm hugs and citrus flavored smooches from Florida, the retirement Mecca of the US, sincerely Donna White
Marlene Olson says:
Sure will miss you Aunt Elsie. Heaven has gotten a sweet angel, Sat Hi to mom and all of my aunts and uncles. Love Marlene
Judith L. Molinaro says:
Lord,you have another angel to hold tightly in your loving arms. We will miss her but we have many memories to look back on. Please take good care of her,make her pain free,and let her know we all will miss her. It is her time to rest in peace,but our time to miss her so. I love you Elsie and will miss you,but Im grateful for the time we had. My sincere sympathies to your entire family rest in peace dear friend Love Judie.
Keith Dorey says:
I will always miss her kind, friendly nature. she was always so nice to my family and I. God bless you Elsie, Mary and I will miss you, but we know for certain that you are with Jesus and are pain free and we know that we will see you again in heaven, praise the Lord!
Lynne Brunner says:
So happy that Elsie is with our Lord. But I know how much she will be missed here on earth 😢 I am so glad that I knew and respected Elsie as a wonderful woman of God. Till we meet again 😘
Say hi to my momma for me, see you soon ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Annie Wright says:
To Elsies’ family and friends, please accept my deepest sympathies on the loss of Elsie. Elsie was a wonderful nurse, she taught me so much when I worked with her at St.Catherines Hospital. She was my go to person for encouragement and comfort,for many reasons. I will always have my wonderful memories of Elsie.
Good bye Elsie,till we meet again.
Rosanna Ranieri md says:
I loved Elsye
Her heart was immense and the goodwill she spread has touched all that knew her
Melissa Tarbox says:
My dear Aunt Elsie,
You’ve touched my life in so many ways. Throughout my childhood, adolescence and even adulthood. You loved me, you gave it to me straight, and you guided me. You (all of you) believed in me and never judged me. The whole year after mom died, your kindness helped me through, when nobody knew I was hurting you knew. You checked up on me. You showed me how to love Jesus and what it truly means to be in relationship with the Lord. Thank you. I know Him and so do my kids and I am so thankful that I had you to show me that. I’ll always remember your baked mostaccioli pasta, early morning Bible verses, beanie babies-all the beanie babies-that Hanna adored, and our emails over the years. You shared stories about my dad, some happy and some sad, and I thank you for keeping his memory alive with me. He was lucky to have all of you Tarbox kids as siblings. I’m lucky to have the memories, and as a therapist I am blessed to have the opportunity to carry on that legacy to continue to help people for years to come. Rest in peace Aunt Elsie, give everyone in heaven all the hugs you can for me. You will be missed.
Love always, your niece, Missy, your great nieces Hanna and Elise, and your great nephew, Owen
Christine M says:
Elsie,
You were such a fun, loving. Give to ya straight, strong, God fearing, amazing nurse, friend.
I STILL CAN’T BELIEVE you are gone. No doubt Richard, Ena, Charlie, all of your family, friends who left this world greeted you with open arms as you gained your wings. You are already missed beyond description. I wish I could have seen you once more, laughed and hugged you before you gained your wings.
Give Richard a big hug for me.
Steve & Gloria Sanasac says:
My sweet Aunt Elsie. Heaven not only gained another Angel but a very special and caring one. We will miss you and Thank you for all your kind words during my illness. 💕
You will be sadly missed so RIP!
You will always be in our hearts and say hi to all of our loved obes! ❤️❤️
Eric Balli says:
Elsie, you have been a source of light to our family the last several years; supporting us and being kind to us. Your humor and wit were always present, along with your compassion and empathy. You are missed and we hope that you are resting firm in the arms of your Savior. Rest In Peace, hope to see you again soon.