She was predeceased by her husband Freddie Beken; her parents Anton and Magdalena Schuler; son Calvin Will; sisters Annie Getschmann, Martha Svetlik, Rosie Knesek, Hilda Schuler, Emma Eaheart; brothers Otto, Henry and Charles Schuler.
Elsie is survived by her daughters, Joan Stanley, Beverly Lillard, Donna Gardner and husband Carlton, Brenda Petty and husband Curtis, Rhonda Lilly, Shirley McIlvain, Regina Shelton and husband Rick; sons Robert Will, Randy Beken and wife Susan, George Will; 27 grandchildren; 51 great grandchildren; 7 great-great grandchildren and a host of loving nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends on Monday, November 23, 2020 from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM at Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home with a Celebration of Life Service beginning at 12:00 PM in the Grand Chapel of Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery.