Elizabeth Cornell

Stoughton- Elizabeth Cornell passed away at 88 years young on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Oregon Manor surrounded by her loving family.

Liz was born on December 24, 1927, the first of 12 children to Oscar and Marie Swenson of Stoughton. She worked at Schultz Brothers variety store for 26 years before retiring to spend time with her children and grandchildren. Liz lived many years at Greenspire apartments where she made some great friends. She liked the simple things in life; a cup of coffee early in the morning, playing cards, Yahtzee, and laughing with her family. Liz enjoyed Sundays screaming at the Packers and rooting for the Brewers. She loved listening to country music especially Charlie Pride and Daniel O'Donnell. Liz was a woman of strong faith and attended many services at Covenant Lutheran Church. Her children remember one particular Christmas in 1967 on a Sunday when there was a blizzard but she was determined to get to church. They all piled in the car and got stuck, but two boys were nice enough to give them a push and off they went. They all had a good laugh and listened to a great service. Every Wednesday, her usual day off from Schultz Brothers, she would make a great meal for her whole family. Her grandchildren will always remember their "G-Ma" making mac n' cheese with cut up hot dogs, having Keebler Elf fudge cookies, tiny cans of soda, and rocking her youngest grandchild Beau to sleep in the sun singing "You are my Sunshine." Liz adored taking care of her grandchildren and two young cousins, Sam and Zach Eifert.

Liz is survived by her three children, Lil Ofsthun, Vickie (Verne) Nelson, and Brian (Tess) Cornell; seven grandchildren, April and Bret Ofsthun, Joshua (Chelsey) Nelson, Jessica (Andy Koepnick) Nelson, Beau Cornell, Jeff and Nick Mason; and two great grandchildren, Jacob and Jaren Nelson.

Per Liz's wishes, a gathering of friends and family will be held from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM on Monday, October 3, 2016 at Cress Funeral Home in Stoughton.

A special thank you to the staff of Oregon Manor, Care Wisconsin, and Agrace HospiceCare Inc. for the great care they gave to Liz.

Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

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Cress Funeral Service
206 W. Prospect Street
Stoughton, WI 53589
(608) 873-9244