Elsie Carman Jepsen Obituary

The passing of Elsie Carman Jepsen of Emerson, Nebraska occurred on September 8, 2026. Elsie, born on January 5, 1930, shared life with family, friends, and community. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Elsie Carman Jepsen to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Gustov Hinrich and Emily Hinrich (Miller); her son-in-law Vern; her husbands, William H. Carman and Lawrence Jepsen; and her pet Teddy.

She is survived by: her children, Teresa Zorgdrager of Elk Point, SD, William Carman (Wendy) of Sharpsburg, GA and Patrick Carman (Teri) of Augusta, KS; her grandchildren, John Zorgdrager (Cristina) of Minneapolis, MN, Jennifer Wieckowski (Randall) of Elk Point, SD, Beau Zorgdrager of Des Moines, IA, Jenna Taylor (Russ) of Rome, GA, Kody Carman of Sharpsburg, GA, Carly (Chris) and Connor Carman (Kati) of Wichita, KS; her stepsons, Gary Jepsen (Chris) of Omaha, NE, Douglas Jepsen (Irina) of Lincoln, NE and Lowell Jepsen (Sue) of Columbus, NE; and her stepgrandchildren, Sean Jepsen (Tiffany), Patrick Jepsen (Hillary), Nick Jepsen (Rebecca), Sara Jepsen, Andrew Jepsen, Crystal Jepsen (Jerry James), Jacquelyn Eskea (Douglas), Marsha Wagoner (Brian), Josh Jepsen (Kiana), Alison Wilcox (Braxton) and Zach Jepsen (Mathias). She is also survived by twenty-five step great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews and their spouses.

Visitation was held on Monday, September 14th 2026 from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church (103 3rd St, Emerson, NE 68733). A funeral service was held on Monday, September 14th 2026 at 11:00 AM at the same location.

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