Elsa Ravinet Bolms, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away at her home with her family by her side on February 25th, 2019 at the age of 92. Born June 24, 1926 in Antofagasta, Chile, she was the daughter of the late Felipe and Alicia Ravinet. Elsa was the third of four children. She is preceded in death by her brother, Felipe Ravinet. She spent her childhood years in Santiago, Chile where she graduated from high school. In 1947, at the age of 21, Elsa along with her cousin visiting from Richmond IN, traveled by ship to the United States to visit family, going through the famous Panama Canal and ending their voyage in New York City where they were met by family and enjoyed the Big Apple before returning to IN. It was there while attending college in Richmond, IN that Elsa met her sweetheart, Arthur Edward Bolms. They were married on August 28, 1949 and celebrated 69 years together. After college, Art's company, Western Southern Life Insurance, moved them to Cincinnati, OH in 1960. It was there that they adopted a little girl in 1962 and another in 1964. Art's company sent him and the family to Dallas, Texas in 1968. Art and Elsa continued to raise their little girls in Dallas until the girls were grown with kids of their own and 37 years later, would move to Allen TX for 13 years to be near their two daughters and families. Elsa worked at Dillard's department store in Bridal Registry 10 years. She was active in various organizations pertaining to her daughters, such as Girl Scouts, PTA, Band and more. Elsa painted, knitted, and was involved in many types of art projects as well as in book clubs and other social activities. She enjoyed reading, crosswords, games, cards, dining out and spending time with family and friends. In 2018, after having resided in Texas for 50 years, Art and Elsa moved to Dunedin Florida to live with their daughter Missy who had moved there from Texas. Elsa is survived by her husband, Arthur Edward Bolms, her sister Marta Ravinet Carril, sister Maria Inez Rochefort, daughter and son-in-law, Jacqueline and Matt Barrow, daughter Michelle Bolms Manning, 4 grandchildren: Christina (Steven) Manning Berry, Paige (Jeff) Manning Bennett, Katia (Andy) Barrow Crabb, Kirsten (Michael) Barrow Weissert, and 9 great grandchildren: Hunter Berry, Alexis Bennet, Adalyn Bennett, Gunner Berry, Jack Crabb, Sam Crabb, Lucy Baca, Philip Weissert, Evelyn Weissert. Visitation and funeral services will be at Sparkman Funeral Home located at 1029 S Greenville Ave, Richardson TX 75081, tel:(972)238-7855. Visitation will be Sunday March 3rd from 2-4pm. Funeral services will be Monday, March 4th at 10am. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park at 7405 W Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX 75225.
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