Elsie Mary Eunice (Busch) Gruenewald, age 96, of Bonduel, passed away September 8, 2024, surrounded by family.  Elsie was born on May 19, 1928, in Arlington, Minnesota to the late Rev. Dr. John and Linda (Schneider) Busch. As a teenager, Elsie moved to Bonduel with her family and lived at the Luther Busch farm. She graduated from Bonduel High School in 1946. She married Richard "Dick" Gruenewald at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bonduel on September 2, 1950. They had six children and lived a happy life in Bonduel and were very involved in the community and schools.

Elsie worked for the Bonduel School District for over 30 years, mainly in the Principal's office. She was a lifelong fan of anything St. Paul Comets or Bonduel Bears, and especially when her kids, grandkids or great-grandkids were playing. She was involved in the St. Paul Bonduel Mission Circle, the Bonduel Library Board, volunteered at the Bonduel Archives, and the St. Paul Town of Washington Ladies Aid for many years. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, embroidering, and other crafts, in her spare time.

Elsie is survived by her six children, Richard (Kathleen) Gruenewald, Dawn (Kenny Boettcher) Scheelk, Brian (Sue) Gruenewald, Thomas (Eva) Gruenewald, Donald (Joy) Gruenewald and Nila (Manny) Rodriguez; 16 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchild and many beloved nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard; her parents, Rev. Dr. John Busch, Linda Busch and her step-mother, Laura Busch; her siblings, Lydia (Victor) Bittner, Ruth (Gerald) Buetow, Luther (Audrey) Busch, Cordula (Ray) Jensen, Paul (Dorothy) Busch, and Esther (Irvin) Gartland, her in-laws, Marion Gruen, Al Gruenewald, Nila (Robert) Ploeckelman, Robert Gruenewald, Thomas Schultz, David Schultz, and Donald Schultz; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in the Town of Washington with Rev. Craig Nehring officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery following services. Visitation will be held at the church on Wednesday from 9:30am until the time of the service.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Bonduel Community Archives, Bonduel Library, or St. Paul Lutheran Church, Town of Washington

The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Meadowview assisted living and the nurses from Unity Hospice.

"One thing is needful. Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her." Luke 10, 42.