Elsie Mary Bienek, loving wife, mother and grandmother passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 7, 2002 at the age of 84. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Clement and her brother, Frank Kovalski, Jr. Elsie was born on January 5, 1918 in San Antonio, TX. She was a devote Catholic, who prayed her Rosary daily and gave this example to her family. Her family was always her first priority. It was her family that gave her the greatest happiness in her life. Her pride and joy were her grandsons, Jason and Christopher and she called them the "light of her life". She was the heart of our family and she will be greatly missed. She is survived by her loving daughters, M. Joyce Sulaica and her husband, Jerry and Sherilyn Vogel and her husband, Bill. She is also survived by her loving grandchildren, Jason Vogel and Christopher Sulaica, as well as her cousin and friend, Helen Zaiontz. Visitation will be Tuesday from 7 o'clock until 8 o'clock at Porter Loring on McCullough.