Our thoughts and prayers go to the Niggemeier family. We had the pleasure of spending many wonderful holidays and occasions with Elaine. She was loved and will be missed. We are thinking of you all.  

We had many good memories.  Two of my good memories are, when we were young, our dad, Bopie, would give us 3 cents each for an ice cream pop but we could not eat it until we each shared it with him and he would take the biggest bites that there was hardly anything left.  When we got older and were dating, whenever one of us had a date, and our date rang the bell, we would all run to the window and peak out.  If the guy wore a hat we did not open the door and pretended we were not home.  Those are just two of the many fond memories growing up with my two sisters, Elaine and Ruth.       Ella Walsko,  Sister of Elaine

My memory of Aunt E, was that on Sundays every so often we would go visit and pick up a dozen Dunkin Donuts.  E would make her delicious Melita coffee.  She always make the best cup of coffee.  (Tony Mone, husband of Linda Mone, Niece)

I remember when growing up I would spend some weeks with my Aunt E.  She was the only relative to move to Long Island where she had a large back yard with grass, unlike the cement I was used to living in the city.  We went on weekends to visit and had barbeques.  I just loved it.  I would also spend some weeks by myself with my Aunt and would have so much fun eating our bowl of chocolate ice cream with marshmallows .  She loved her ice cream.  She would say, Isn't this delicious?  And it was.  We will miss you Aunt E. Rest in peace.  (Linda Mone, Niece)

Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise. 

Thinking of the Niggemeier family during this difficult time.  Praying that your mom has found peace with those who've gone on before.   

Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side.
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain.
Leave to thy God to order and provide;
In every change, He faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul: thy best, thy heav’nly Friend
Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

Be still, my soul: when dearest friends depart,
And all is darkened in the vale of tears,
Then shalt thou better know His love, His heart,
Who comes to soothe thy sorrow and thy fears.
Be still, my soul: thy Jesus can repay
From His own fullness all He takes away.

Be still, my soul: the hour is hast’ning on
When we shall be forever with the Lord.
When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past
All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

Rest In Peace, Elaine Niggemeier. I never had the opportunity to know you, but I know the beautiful daughter that you raised. You left a strong and loving legacy in your family. 

My mom lived to an amazing 90 years old.  For 60 years, she was a member of the Hicksville United Methodist Church, sitting each Sunday in the pews looking at the stained glass windows she loved so much.  The message on the windows, "Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the age" was a weekly reminder during worship that she was never alone.  Her faith sustained her through the many highs and lows of a long lived life.  

Given the ongoing pandemic, we are celebrating mom's life with a small and socially distanced church service on Monday at 11:00am in the sanctuary she called home for 60+ years.  In lieu of flowers, we invite you to donate to a charity of your choice or to the Hicksville United Methodist Church for the ongoing care and maintenance of her beloved stained glass windows.  We hope that many others will continue to find in their beauty and their message the strength and comfort that helped make mom who she was.

OBITUARY

Elaine C. Niggemeier

March 19, 1931 – April 15, 2021

Vernon C. Wagner Funeral Homes

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