Elsie L. Willer, age 90, of Quincy, died on Friday, February 26, 2010 in Quincy. She was born on March 1, 1919 in Davenport, Iowa the daugher of Julius W. & Edith C. (Zantow) Carstens. She married Russell Jack Willer on November 16, 1946 in Monmouth, IL. He preceded her in death on February 25, 1984.

Elsie was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church. She loved to travel and was devoted to her family. She was particularily proud of her 17 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren. She loved to attend mass at St. Francis, and later enjoyed mass on EWTN, say her rosary, read, sew, quilt and spend time with her family. She also enjoyed serving coffee to family members each morning where they stopped for 30 to 40 minutes before going on to work or school. She was also a member of the Secular Franciscans and the Ladies of St. Francis.

She is survived by:
THREE CHILDREN: Darlene White and her husband Morse, Richard Bonebrake and his wife Rosa and Barbara VonderHaar all of Quincy.
17 GRANDCHILDREN: Julie Regner and her husband Tom, Dave White and his wife Sue, Mary Berryman and her husband Scott, Lynn Doellman and her husband Jim, Beth Tyrpin and her husband Mark, Gail Ham and her husband Billy, Jill Shackleton and her husband Burt, Anne Myers and her husband Shawn, Kate Nuessen and her husband Dan, Dirk Bonebrake, Zach Bonerake, Elizabeth Richards, Catherine Richards, Don VonderHaar and his wife Laura, Nancy VonderHaar, Matt VonderHaar, and Craig VonderHaar.
36 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN: Patrick, Dominic, Joseph, Gabe, Krista, Alex, Regan, Seth, Emily, Jessie, Jamie, Bryan, Elise, Nathan, Ian, Heather, Andrew, Allison, Abigail, Sidney, Allie, Paige, Collin, Simon, Sophie, Grace, Gavin, Aubrey, Corbin, Olivia, Alexis, Nyah, Avinell, Alexandra, Brennen, and Brigham.
Also surviving is a sister Dorothy Sass, four sisters-in-law: Jan, Ruth, Mary and Anna Carstens, and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Elsie was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Russell Jack Willer, a son-in-law: Dan VonderHaar, six brothers: Henry, Fritz, Eddie, Kermit, Arnold and Charles Carstens, two sisters: Alice Carstens and Louise Myers along with her husband Lee Myers, a brother-in -law Fred Sass and a sister-in-law: Irene Carr along with her husband Giles Carr.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 9:30 in the Duker & Haugh Funeral Home and at 10:00 in St. Francis Catholic Church by Father James Wheeler. Interment in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday evening from 4:00 until 7:00 PM with a Secular Franciscan service at 5:30. Memorials may be made to St. Francis Catholic School.