Elise GOSLAR

28 OCT 1927 - 6 MAY 2015

• BIRTH: 28 OCT 1927, Hildesheim, Germany
• DEATH: 6 MAY 2015, South Bend, IN

• MARRIAGE: 1948, Germany

1.  Hannelore GATSKA

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[N12783] Elise Gatzka
Oct. 28, 1927 - May 6, 2015
SOUTH BEND - Elise Gatzka passed away in her home at 87 years of age on May 6, 2015 after a year long struggle with cancer. She was born on October 28, 1927 to the late Heinrich and Anna Goslar in Hildesheim, Germany. She married the former Horst Gatzka in 1948 and eimigrated from Germany to the United Sates in 1951 with their 3 year old daughter, Hannelore. They settled in South Bend, Indiana where she worked as a nurse's assistant in the neonatal care unit at Memorial Hospital for 23 years. She attended Gloria Dei Lutheran Church and was active in church activities. She was preceded in death by her husband, Horst G. Gatzka in 2002, her son-in-law, J. Reid Lichtenfels in 2004 and her grandson, Evan R. Lichtenfels in 2013 in addition to three sisters and a brother in Germany. She is survived by her children, Hannelore Lichtenfels and Dr. Deborah (Kerry) Fisher both of Denver, CO and her son, Donald H. Gatzka of Dallas, TX. Also surviving are three grandchildren, Kristian Thomas (Blair) Lichtenfels, Joel Scott Fisher and Hannah Elise Fisher, and her great- grandchildren, Owen Reid, Margaret Elise and William Hardy (Heather) Lichtenfels all in Denver, CO. Her sister, Marlis Fischer and extended family survive in Germany. Elise requested no visitation or local services. Cremation will be in the Welsheimer Family Crematory. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in South Bend, Indiana. e-mail condolences may be made at www.welsheimer.com.Published in South Bend Tribune on May 11, 2015