Elaine Marie Sorenson

Elaine was born on October 28, 1946, in Albert Lea, MN, the daughter of Solveig Skaar and Warren Sorenson. She moved with her family from the Hayward area to Geneva in 1949. Elaine attended school in Albert Lea. She was one of a class of eight in the first Special Education classes in Freeborn County. Elaine was a member of Community Lutheran Church. She especially loved family celebrations, riding her bicycle, having coffee, embroidery, and making macrame hangers. She is survived by her parents, her sister Gail and her husband Butch Ottesen, of Delavan, MN; brothers Mark and his wife Sharon Sorenson and Tim and his wife Jolene Sorenson, all of Geneva, and Scott and his wife Jan Sorenson of Troy Montana; nieces Jill Kehne, Laura Ortiz, Brooke Krohn, and Paige Sorenson; nephews Dak and Tyler Sorenson. Elaine was preceded in death by her grandparents, Peder P.J. and Elsie Skaar, and Julius and Clara Sorenson.