- Date Of Birth: September 2, 1918
- Date Of Death: March 17, 2012
- State: Idaho
Elise Mae McGinnis, 93 of Star and Donnelly, Idaho passed away at home on Saturday, March 17, 2012 of natural causes.
Elsie was born in Dellvale, Kansas in 1918 to proud parents, Gotfred and Lena Gugelman. Elise joined sisters, Etta, Alice, Amelia, and Marie, as well as brothers, Pat and Bill. After the Gugelman family relocated to Idaho, Elsie met and married her husband of 50 years, Chester McGinnis. Elsie and Chet spent a lot of time traveling and working hard. While running their own logging company in Kooskia, they welcomed a baby boy, David. They moved to Donnelly in the late 50’s where they started a land development business and raised their son. Elsie and Chet enjoyed their trips to Alaska, California, Arizona and Mexico before Chet passed away in 1994.
Elsie is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, David & Peggy McGinnis of Donnelly; 4 grandchildren, Chris (Christine) McGinnis of Camarillo, CA, Molley (Alex) Cooksey of Boise, Chad (Amanda) McGinnis of Star, and Coy McGinnis of Boise; and 5 great-grandchildren, Taylor & Cailyn McGinnis, Hal Cooksey, and Annika & Calie McGinnis, whom she loved very much. She will be greatly missed.
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