Birth date: Jun 11, 1930 Death date: Oct 2, 2021
Elise Brueck King passed away on Saturday October 2, 2021 at the age of 91. She was born June 11, 1930 to Harold and Catherine (Chapin) Brueck at St. Francis Hospital in Burlington, IA. Elise attended St. John’s School in Burling Read Obituary
MercyOne Auxiliary would like to extend our most heartfelt sympathies. Her prayer shawls were a true blessing.
Trey and I are sad to hear of Elise's passing. We enjoyed sharing a table with her on opening nights at Circa 21 and were hoping to do so again. Prayers and sympathy for her family. She will be missed. Claire and Trey Gordon
Rest In Peace, cousin Elise. Although you lived in Clinton, I remember you making the drive to Burlington to attend funerals of extended family. Family was important. I’m sure many family members are celebrating your arrival into God’s kingdom.
Ann Brueck Inghram
I was saddened to read of Elise's passing and send my sincere condolences to her family and friends. She and Al were just wonderful people who will always be fondly remembered as part of CAST, by me and many others,I'm sure.
I am so grateful for all my cherished memories with your family when Bob and I were young. Elise was funny and caring and always made me feel special. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this sad time. Susan M. Hines
What an amazing life story and contribution to so many lives around the world …. She will be missed by many
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Elise was such wonderful lady! She was my 4th grade teacher at Longfellow in 1974/75 and I admired her so! She was tall, confident, stern when she needed to be and had a softer side too, and a vibrant smile.I idolized her so much, and was fascinated at how she wore her glasses on a chain around her neck, and how she would put them on and off all day. I was (and probably still am) a quirky kid, so much so that I asked my mom if I could take a pair of her old classes, pop the lenses out, put them on a chain and wear them to school so I could be just like Mrs. King! I mean how nerdy is that? LOL. My mom agreed, and Mrs. King allowed it too — I wonder if my mom called Mrs, King and asked her thoughts on it before she allowed it. I’m not sure how long I did that glasses thing that school year, but it must have been awhile as I distinctly remember it. Mrs. King also shared this awesome treat with her class - “Swiss Nuts”. They could only be bought at Jewel and as a special treat my mom would grab them for me on occasion. They were a small treat with chocolate in the middle and an ice cream cone type outer shell.
After leaving Longfellow I didn’t see Elise much, until one day I started a new job at the Mercy dialysis unit. My first assignment was to hold pressure on a patient who just had a chest catheter removed. The man looked so familiar, but I couldn’t place him. In chatting with him as I held his site, I asked his name - “Albert King” he told me. That’s it! He was the husband of my 4th grade teacher whom I so adored. He and I had a great chat that day! It was always a pleasure to see Elise and talk with her when Albert was there for his treatments. It was nice to be able to hug her on days Albert wasn’t doing too well. I hope I gave her a little bit of the comfort and respect back in those moments that she gave me when I was a curious student in her classroom so many years prior.
Rest In Peace Mrs. King! My deepest sympathy to her family and dear friends.
I'm saddened to hear of your loss. Mrs. King was my 5th grade teacher at Longfellow school. She was probably my least favorite teacher, lol. At the time I thought she disliked me. She pushed me hard to read and work on math skills. I thought she was singling me out. Years later I was invited to a conference for students of Lincoln High School. She knew me immediately, she told a touching story about my life and how she just knew I had it in me to achieve my dreams. She sent me a beautiful card afterwards. I got it that day I understood. I hope she knows I did follow my dreams, I achieved my goals, I am blessed in so many ways. And I love to read, she gave me the will to fight for what I wanted, the foundation I have built my career on and my love of reading. She was an amazing women. Thank you Mrs. King for seeing me at a time I couldn't see myself.
Elise was a very giving person, I enjoyed visiting with her when she was confined to the nursing home. Well done good and faithful servant
