ELSIE MACKLIN

Condolences & Memories (2 entries)

• I spent part of my school summer vacation at my Aunt's when they lived in Milwaukee WI. I was in awe of my aunt. To me she was the most sytlish and glamous lady I knew. I remember her sitting at the kitchen counter reading the paper and looking ever so elegant. She had a very infectious laugh and when she spoke to you she always looked into your eyes and made you feel very important. My dad (August Lang) always enjoyed their visits to our home in Rosenfeld. - Posted by: Wendy Thiessen (Niece) on: May 26, 2017

• MY AUNT, ELSIE MACKLIN(NEE LANG) WAS AN EXCEPTIONAL WOMAN BORN IN MANITOBA 93 YEARS AGO AND RESIDED IN MADISON WISCONSIN UNTIL RETURNING TO THE PROVINCE OF HER BIRTH IN 2005. SHE WAS THE LAST OF HER FAMILY OF THIRTEEN SIBLINGS. AFTER THE EARLY THE DEMISE OF HER HUSBAND, ROBERT MACKLIN, A FORMER WINNIPEGER, ELSIE ,WHILE STILL EMPLOYED BY GENERAL MOTORS, AS AN EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT IN MADISON,WHEN NOT TRAVELING EXTENSIVELY, ALL AROUND, THE WORLD, VOLUNTERED IN HER COMMUNITY OF MADISON AND DADE COUNTY. SHE VOLUNTERED WITH THE U OF W,ALUMNI LIBRARY, THE MERETOR HOSPITAL, THE DADE COUNTY AND MADISON POLICE FORCES AND OTHERS,. SHE TOTAL OVER 50,OOO HOURS OF VOLUNTEER WORK BETWEEN 1982 AND 2002. ELSIE WAS A MENSA AND A VORACIOUS READER BETWEEN HER READINGS AND HER EXTENSIVE READING, SHE NEVER FORGOT HER MANITOBA ROOTS AND HER SIBLINGS , ESPECIALLY HER SISTERS, ANN , FREDA,AND PHYLLIS, HER ANNUAL VISITS WERE ALWAYS AWAITED WITH ANTICIPATION. A LIFE WELL LIVED AND NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN. A REMARKABLE WOMAN FROM A REMARKABLE FAMILY, THE LANGS OF SOUTHERN MANITOBA AND THE CITY OF WINNIPEG - Posted by: LINDA AND MIKE BONNIE (NEPHEW) on: Apr 26, 2017