Elsie Siemens
April 5, 1940 – April 23, 2025
Elsie passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at her home in Bethany Manor at the age of 85 years young. She will forever be remembered by her family, son Tony (Asunta), Joshua and Sebastian, son Jason (AnDrea), and Emerson.
Mom, Elsie Siemens was born on April 5th 1940 on the family farm near Hague, Saskatchewan, to Jacob and Katharina (Guenther) Hiebert. She was the 8th child of 11. Mom attended elementary school at Pembroke in the Village of Neuanlage. Her high school years were spent at R.J. Davidson in Osler Saskatchewan. After high school Mom attended Swift Current Bible School, where she would meet her husband to be, William (Bill) Siemens.
When Dad left to do missionary service work in Taiwan, Mom went to Grace Hospital in Winnipeg for three years where she earned her Registered Nurse Diploma. After Dad returned from service in Taiwan they were married on July 8, 1967. Mom worked as a nurse in hospitals in Saskatoon, Rosthern, Lampman, and Biggar Saskatchewan. Anthony (Tony) James, their first son was born on December 13, 1969 during their time in Biggar. In 1970 Mom and Dad were invited back to Taiwan to manage a Community Development project. In 1973, Jason Pierre, their second son, the pilot, was born while they were in Taiwan. After returning to Canada in late 1973 Mom and Dad settled in Saskatoon. Mom continued to work as a Nurse, mainly at St. Paul’s hospital until her retirement in 2000.
After retirement from nursing Mom and Dad continued their service in Alymer Ontario. Mom and Dad spent four years in Alymer supporting the low German speaking Mennonites who were moving to Ontario from Mexico.
After moving back to Saskatoon Mom and Dad continued to travel for service and enjoyment. They spent time hosting at the guest house in Shipshewana Indiana, house sitting a bed and breakfast on Galiano Island in BC, traveling to Alaska and Belize. Of course there were many trips to Altona, Winkler, Calgary and Victoria to visit their grandchildren.
In 2019 Mom and Dad moved into Bethany Manor. After Dads death in September of 2019 Mom initially struggled to find purpose alone at Bethany. With the support of her Mount Royal church and Bethany community she began to get involved. Mom was a regular in the quilting room, enjoyed the debates of the philosopher corner, expanded her horizons with the book club, played a mean game of crokinole, and of course sang in the Bethany choir. After a 17 year battle with cancer Mom died peacefully in her home at Bethany Manor with her children by her side. Mom will forever be remembered for her caring unselfish service to others, her bright smile and warm hugs.
A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, April 27, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. at Mount Royal Mennonite Church, 610 Av O North, Saskatoon, SK. To watch the live stream please click on the link below.
CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STREAM LINK OF MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR THE LATE ELSIE SIEMENS
(A link from the church will be posted once available. A copy of the live stream will also be available to view after the service at the link above. The copy will be available for approximately 6 months.)
Arrangements entrusted to Dalmeny Funeral Home 306-254-2022.
16 Comments
Jason and Tony,
I have so many great memories of your mom. Visiting your house when we were kids was always so fun. I loved your mom’s laugh and kindness. As my mom struggled with Alzheimer’s your mom continued to reach out to her the best she could.
Your mom was a truly wonderful aunty to Brad and I and a dear sister to my mom. I truly hope they are sharing a good laugh together .
I am so sorry for your loss.
Jody
Thank you so much for your kind words Jody. I always enjoyed our visits to Winkler. Your family has always had a special place in my memories.
We have warm memories of Bill and Elsie during our Mt Royal church experience. It was Bill who invited Walt to become a pastor there and they were good friends and support during the 10 yrs there. Elsie and I became good friends, both of us being Grace Hospital grads. We spent so many fun times together as family. Her phone calls during the last few years were so warm and caring. Our sympathy to Tony and Jason and families….We will miss your Mom.
Thank you for your kind words. You and your family hold a special place in my formative years. Say hi to Kurt for me.
I want to send our deepest condolences to the children of Elsie and Bill Siemens on the death of their mom and gramma. Elsie was in the same Grade as my husband John Teichroeb when they were in public school together and he remembers her well. Bill and Elsie were visitors in our home in Regina when they only had 2 boys, so that is many years ago. May the Lord wrap His loving arms around you all at this time as you mourn her loss. John and Thelma Teichroeb
So sorry to hear of your Mums passing. She was a great lady, I enjoyed my chats with her whenever we met. When Elsie talked about her boys, she always glowed with great pride. Elsie and I often shared emails about life as new widows and the adjustment it brings. Jason, you were her rock and you helped her so much, thru these past difficult years. She was very proud and thankful of all that you did for her. My thoughts are with you all.
Leslie and Paul
Thank you Auntie Les. Whenever your name came up in conversations with mom she spoke very highly of you. Thank you for your friendship with her.
Dear Jason, Tony and families
Our sincere sympathy over the loss of your Mom. Elsie was a wonderful lady and we enjoyed Bill and Elsie’s visits, then when Bill passed, we continued our visits when she came to Victoria. She so enjoyed Emersons ball games. She was very proud of her boys. Elsie had a wonderful smile and was a lovely lady. Love & Hugs to you all.
Elsie was an older Guenther cousin to me, between her and me a 14 year age gap that grew smaller over the years. I always felt at ease connecting with Elsie because of her apparent interest, engagement and easy laughter. As adults, we shared a common experience of living in Hualien, Taiwan. We did not spend time there together (Wayne and I were the teachers at Hualien Christian School from 1979-82) but through our connections to the people in Taiwan, the bond between Elsie and Bill was significant to us. We send our condolences and prayers to Elsie’s family, of whom she was so proud. May Elsie’s quiet lead continue in your lives.
Hi Tony and Jason and families. As you know I loved your mom. I am so happy I got to see her recently a couple times. I’m very sorry I couldn’t be there today.
Tedd
Our sincere sympathy to you & family. Lots of happy memories of Elsie as my roommate in nurses training. certainly havent had much contact since then. God bless you with His peace & comfort.
I remember your Mom as “a teacher’s dream parent” when I was Jason’s teacher. She was encouraging, helpful, patient, and kind. I found a source of support I really appreciated. I was raised to call the adults older than me, Mr. and Mrs., so while I knew she was Elsie, I always called her Mrs. Siemens which suited us both well as I am sure her generation was taught the same protocol. When she learned I was teaching the students soft sculpture and needed white nylons, she started collecting them from her stash of nursing hosiery, and perhaps those of her colleagues. We had exactly what we needed for the project we were doing. I will remember her thoughtfulness and remember her fondly. My condolences to all of you.
Dear Tony & Jason and families,
We want to express our deepest sympathy on the passing of your mom “Elsie”. We were one of the couples Pat & Vi, that belonged to the “McDonald’s group.We had many wonderful times visiting and enjoying coffee with your mom and dad.They also introduced us to the famous “Mennonite ” sausage.Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time.Pat & Vi Reiniger
Tony & Jason, I’m so sorry for the loss of your Mom – we remember her smiling face at church very well! Our parents had a lot of great times together over the years, so many memories that Mom and Dad have shared with Kevin and I. We’re thinking of you and your families.
To Elsie’s Family,
I am so sorry to read of Elsie’s passing in the newspaper. She was a terrific RN and I remember her loving kindness to her patients and us as co-workers, her professionalism and beautiful smile. I knew she carried the Lord in her heart.
My sincere condolences to you, Tony and Jason and your families.
Bill and Elsie were wonderful supports for us when Gary and I moved to Saskatoon. They would help us by looking after our son during the service so I could sing in the choir, teach Gary how to buy good suits, invite us over for meals or out for breakfast, and check up on us. I very much appreciated Elsie’s honesty, godliness, caring heart, and her love for her family.
May you feel God’s love and comfort at this time.
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