Elsie Houck, 90, of Sterling, IL, died Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at Sterling Pavilion, Sterling.
Elsie was born October 23, 1925, in Kimball, SD, the daughter of John and Louise (Plus) Meier. She married Wilmer Houck on June 22, 1946, in Rock Falls, IL. She was an 86-year member of Immanuel Lutheran Church of Rock Falls.
Survivors include her husband, Wilmer L. Houck of Sterling; one daughter, Marilyn (Kent) Stralow of Morrison, IL; two sons, Wilmer and Duane Houck, both of Sterling; five grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter-in-law, Julie Houck; granddaughter, Maggie Houck; two sisters, Francis Manon and Marie Airgood.
Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 22, 2016, prior to services at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Rock Falls, IL.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 22, 2016, at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Rock Falls, IL, with the Reverend Vickie Sauter, Pastor, officiating.
Burial will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Dixon, IL.
A memorial has been established.