Elsie was born to Paul (a blacksmith and farmer) and Eda Heibner in Hay Lakes, Alberta. She was the 7th of 10 children. She moved to Chilliwack in 1949 with her parents and four siblings.
1953 brought her marriage to Berne Reinhardt. Elsie was the best neighbour one could ever ask for. At what was then Zion Evangelical Church, She was always there whenever preparing or serving food and hosting traveling guests was needed. She was a hardworking homemaker and farm wife.
Elsie was predeceased by Berne in 2008, and leaves behind her son Dale (Kimberly) and daughter Beverly, as well as grandchildren Michael, Junia, Kailey and Danaye and Great-grandchildren Hunter, Charlotte and Eleanor. Also, siblings Lydia and Dave.
A funeral service will be held at Cross Connection Church, located at the Salvation Army Church Building, 46420 Brooks Ave, Chilliwack, B.C. V2P1P7, on February 6, 2026, at 2:30 pm
Following the funeral service, a reception will take place at the same location.
