Elsa Lenski, née Noske, was born on April 9, 1927 in the small village of Lietzengrund, West Prussia, Germany (now in present day Poland). She lived there on a small farm in a small house with her parents Eduard & Wanda and 3 sisters. As a teenager, she experienced the horrors of war, which included not being able to finish school, being caught by Russians, fleeing her homeland, not being able to find her family and falling sick. Always making the best of a situation, she first found work and lodging at the hospital, after she had recovered from illness. Later, she had the opportunity to immigrate to Canada where she married her sweetheart Christoph in 1952. They established themselves with good jobs and were able to purchase a cottage in the Haliburton Highlands and a house in Scarborough. They worked hard and meticulously at everything they did.

Elsa is known to her friends and family as genuine, engaging, interested, heartfelt, hardworking, detailed and very organized. She always had her 2 cents worth to share. She enjoyed gardening, hosting, cottaging, water skiing & skidooing, as well as travelling; whether to see family in Germany or to see new parts of the world. Elsa was an active and important part of her church and neighbourhood communities. Elsa’s last years were lonelier through Covid lockdowns at the retirement home. She valued and insisted on her independence down to the last days. On January 9, 2024, Elsa passed away peacefully at home in her sleep in the big city of Toronto. She follows her dear husband Christoph, parents, two sisters and many friends. She leaves behind her sister Erika, along with nieces & nephews, friends and wonderful memories.

"She was a beautiful person!“

In lieu of flowers, a donation in Elsa's memory can be made to St George's Lutheran Church (https://www.st-georges-lutheran.com/donate)