Elsie L. Rowland was born on December 21, 1916, to parents Andrew and Mary (Hills) Rowland, on a farm near Beardsley, MN. She attended the United Methodist Church in Beardsley with her family where she was baptized and confirmed. Elsie grew up on the family farm with her five brothers and attended HiLo country school in rural Beardsley.
On May 6, 1936, Elsie married Dale Castor in Sisseton, SD. To this union two children were born, Ronald and Karen. Elsie enjoyed being a mother to her children and a wife to her husband, making sure they were always taken care of. When Dale passed away in November of 1995, Elsie continued her care giving by volunteering at the nursing home and helping with serving senior meals. Elsie also loved her church and enjoyed donating her time and energy for what ever needed to be done.
Elsie passed away on Tuesday, March 22nd, 2005 at Palliative Health Care Hospital in Fargo, ND. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dale; one daughter-in-law, Wilma "Willie" Castor; and four brothers, Arlie Rowland, Dan Rowland, John Rowland, and Luverne "Babe" Rowland
Elsie is survived by her son Ronald and his wife Char Castor of Morris, MN; and her daughter, Karen and her husband, Jeroy Haukos of Beardsley, MN; one brother, Edward "Dude" Rowland and wife Mary of Wheaton, MN; six grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.