Elsie Louise Reaume

Elsie Louise Reaume, age 82, passed away on May 7, 2026. Memorial Service will be held on
Thursday, May 28, 2026 at Zion United Church of Christ in Le Sueur at 11 AM. Visitation will
be held one hour prior. Interment will be in Mound Cemetery, Le Sueur, MN.
Elsie was born on June 7, 1943, in St. Peter, MN to Marvin (Speed) and Margaret (Jackie) Belz
Reaume. Elsie graduated from Le Sueur High School, where she was known for riding her Dad’s
Harley Davidson motorcycle to school and to her job at the Le Sueur Hospital. She attended
Rochester Jr. College where she graduated with honors, earning an Associate in Arts Degree as a
Medical Secretary.
She spent most of her career as a legal secretary and medical secretary in Colorado and
Minnesota. She was an excellent and prolific letter writer and was known as a bubbly and
energetic person.
While in her 20’s, Elsie began a lifelong struggle with mental illness. She was not able to
continue the career she had chosen but was able to live independently for many years.
Elsie is survived by her sisters Kathleen Reaume of Oklahoma, Nancy Pettman (and Donald
Swanson) of West St. Paul, MN and brothers Larry Reaume of St. Paul, MN and Kim Reaume of
Plymouth, MN; as well as nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and nephew Alex Pettman.
Memorials are preferred to: National Alliance on Mental Illness-MN (NAMI-MN) or Mixed
Roots Foundation, memo: Alex Matthew Pettman Memorial Scholarship Fund.