"Cupid shot this gal with a Machine gun"

 Elaine Epling Deman

March 20, 1931 -- March 26, 2023

   Elaine Deman died peacefully at the Woodbury Health Care Center at the age of 92 on March 26, 2023 in Woodbury, Minnesota. She is predeceased by parents, Arthur and Helen Epling, brothers Butch and Bud Epling, sisters-in-law Lila Epling and Ardith Gill, brothers-in-law Don Bacon and Ken Gill, and husband Les Deman. She is survived by daughter, Vicki Aulert, granddaughter Alison, sisters-in-law Betty Bacon and Teri Epling and many nieces and nephews.

    Elaine was born in Sioux City, Iowa on March 20, 1931. The family lived in Elk Point, South Dakota and Anoka, Minnesota before moving to Decatur, Nebraska in 1946 where her family operated the Epling Cafe. She met the love of her life, Les, while attending Decatur High School. She graduated in 1948, and started working at the Epling Cafe. Elaine and Les married on November 4, 1951. Les began working for Williams Pipeline, and due to his job, they moved to many places including Iowa City, Paradise, Kansas City, and Minneapolis. They finally landed in Des Plaines, Illinois and attended Trinity Lutheran Church. Elaine worked at several factories as an assembler, and eventually was employed for 34 years by Littelfuse as a supervisor until her retirement.

    In her spare time, she loved watching Cubs baseball games and playing Bingo. She enjoyed traveling throughout the states on family vacations and during retirement, visiting all 50 states. One of her most memorable trips was to Alaska, but she also enjoyed many trips to Las Vegas and Laughlin.

    In 2001, Les and Elaine moved to Elk River, Minnesota to be closer to their daughter and granddaughter. They joined Central Lutheran Church in Elk River and made many friends. Elaine and Les were married for 69 years and are now reunited.

(Information taken from 50th Alumni Booklet May 1998.  Please send an e-mail to update information at any time.)

Spouse:  Leslie Deman

Children:  Vicki Lee Aulert

Grandchildren:  Alison Lynn Aulert

     Worked for Littlefuse for 34 years.  I was a Supervisor on Autofuse line.  Retired 4 years ago and have enjoyed every minute of it!!! 

Travels:  All 50 states, but seem to find one state we return to every year.  We've gone to Las Vegas every year for the last twenty-five years.  Of course we do travel to Minnesota quite a bit. 

Our daughter and her husband live in Woodbury.  She is a teacher in Hudson, Wisconsin and her husband is a Computer Architect in St. Paul.  We enjoy having friends come to see us from different parts of the country.

Updated: 4/7/09