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Elsie Lorraine Creveling, 81, daughter of Stanley and Fern (Graham) Cregeen, was born at Clearfield, Iowa, on August 31, 1939. Elsie graduated from Diagonal High School with the class of 1957. Elsie married LeRoy Giles and to this marriage was born four sons; Tim, Tom, Terry and Ted. They later parted ways and Elsie married Garey Creveling and to this marriage, a son, Troy, was born.
Elsie had a caring and giving heart and her lifelong work, in addition to raising her sons, was nursing. She graduated from Southwestern Community COllege with an LPN and worked in the nursing profession for 42 years.
Elsie passed away December 13, 2020, while a resident at Crest Haven Care Center. She was preceded in death by her parents; siblings Richard Cregeen and Ronnie Cregeen; grandson Dusty Giles; and husband Garey Creveling.
Survivors include her sons Tim (Ellen) Giles of Mount Ayr, Iowa, Tom (Jennifer) Giles of Palm Bay, Florida, Terry Giles of Alliance, Nebraska, Ted Giles of Creston, Iowa, and Troy (Michelle) Creveling of Clarinda, Iowa; 24 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren; siblings Mary (Joe) McCall of Picher, Oklahoma, and Dale (Phyllis) Cregeen of Rockford, Illinois; other relatives and a host of friends.
A graveside service will be held 3 p.m. Sunday, May 9 at the Diagonal Cemetery. A reception will follow at the Diagonal community building. A memorial fund has been established in her name to be decided. Armstrong Funeral Home in Mount Ayr is in charge of the arrangements.