Elsie M. Coen

A Funeral Service for Elsie M. Coen will be held on Friday, November 12, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Holdrege, Nebraska with Rev. Dr. Mark Crist officiating. Interment will follow at the Prairie Home Cemetery in Holdrege with Eagle Auxiliary honors provided by the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Aerie #3132 of Holdrege.

Elsie Mae (Browning) Coen, 95 years of age, of Holdrege, passed away on November 7, 2021, at the Holdrege Memorial Homes in Holdrege. Elsie was born on the family farm near Imperial, Nebraska on April 18, 1926, the fourth of eight children, born to Homer Eldon and Alice Margret (Twillger) Browning.  She received her education from Imperial High School, graduating with the class of 1943.

Following her education, Elsie taught school for one year in a one room schoolhouse. On July 1, 1944, she as united in marriage to Orville Raymond Coen at Phillipsburg, Kansas and this union was blessed with two children: Elsie "Elaine" and Roger Lee. The family made their home in Holdrege, where Elsie was employed at Artistic Woven Labels as a loom tender for over 20 years. She then took great joy in helping watch her grandchildren during their school aged years. On February 2, 1992, she was preceded in death by her husband, Orville.

Elsie was a faithful member of the Frist United Methodist Church in Holdrege for over eighty years, where she was past chairman and president of the United Methodist Women and enjoyed the lasting friendships made in Women's Circle.  She was also a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Auxiliary and was a past State President.

She enjoyed sewing and was a skilled seamstress. She was devoted and loved to volunteer her time for the Red Cross Blood Mobile in Holdrege, but most of all, Elsie loved being a grandma and great-grandma.

Besides her husband and parents, Elsie was preceded in death by her son, Roger Lee Coen; son-in-law, John H. Borgman; two sisters: Naomi Browning; and Marie Kubal and her husband, Herb; five brothers: Ralph Browning and his wife, Dollie; Glen Browning; Jack Browning; Charles Browning; and George Browning and his wife, Lawana.

Elsie leaves to celebrate her life, her daughter, Elaine Borgman of Kearney, Nebraska; 3 grandsons: Steven Borgman and his wife, Leigh of Alma, Nebraska; Scott Borgman and his wife, Sarah of Platte Center, Nebraska; and Stewart Borgman and Jennifer Schneider of Bladen, Nebraska; 10 great-grandchildren: Mikaela Bauer and her spouse, Tasha; Andrew Borgman; Christina Borgman; Rebecca Borgman; Nickolas Borgman; Daniel Borgman; Kaitlin Schneider; Abigail Borgman; Jonathan Borgman; and Jacob Borgman; two great-great-grandchildren: Evan Bauer; and one on the way; two sisters-in-law: Donna McBride; and Dottie Browning; as well as a host of nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.

A visitation will be held on Thursday, November 11, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with family greeting friends from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in Elsie's honor and kindly suggested to the family for later designation.

Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent to the family at www.nelsonbauerfh.com

The Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege is in charge of the arrangements.