- Date Of Birth: May 13, 1935
- Date Of Death: December 11, 2020
- State: Idaho
Elsie May Mutch, 85
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Elsie May Mutch, 85, of Osburn, Idaho, passed away December 11, 2020. Born May 13, 1935 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, Elsie was the daughter of Ovy and Elizabeth (Atkins) Bailey.
In 1947 Elsie moved with her family from Wisconsin to Kellogg, Idaho where she attended and graduated from Kellogg High School in 1953.
Elsie served as a Camp Fire and Cub Scout Leader for many years and was also the scorekeeper for many Little League and Bath Ruth baseball games, while Jerry coached. She was also a member of both the Women’s and Mixed Bowling Leagues in Kellogg and a member of the Pinehurst Golf Course.
Elsie is survived by her beloved husband of 67 years, Jerry Mutch, of the family home in Osburn; three children, Kelly and his wife Jacqueline Mutch of La Grande, Oregon, Robin and her husband Robert MacKenzie, Jr. of Union City, Pennsylvania, and Lisa and her husband Larry McPheters of Anchorage, Alaska; fifteen grandchildren Ryan, Taylor, Kaye, Jesse, Meredith, S. Gray, Ian, Allison, Logan, C. Claire, Alden, Luke, Roy, Quinn, and Aaron; and eleven great-grandchildren. She is also survived by three sisters, Louise Guilbault of Post Falls, Patsy Fueschel of Osburn, and Josephine Lancaster of Post Falls. Elsie was preceded in death by one son, Steven Patrick Mutch; her parents, Ovy and Elizabeth Bailey; and one sister, Mary Jane Walkinshaw.
The family wishes to express their sincere thanks and gratitude to Dr. Scott Reed and the staff of Shoshone Medical Center for the wonderful care that was given to Elsie.
