Elsie M. Saksa Mitchell, 89, Fairfield, Ill., formerly of Kosciusko County, passed away at 9:33 a.m., on Tuesday July 3, at her home.  She had been an art teacher at Merriam Grade School and was also a librarian at Hammond Public Library.

Elsie Mitchell is survived by daughters: Sandra (Ernest “Butch”) Smith, Fairfield, Royella (Phil) Smith, Claypool; and Cecilia (Patrick) Szeplakay, Hammond; son: Steve (Linda) Saksa JR, McMurray, Penn.; nine grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren also survive.

Funeral services for Elsie M. Saksa Mitchell will be held at noon, Saturday, July 7, at Johnson and Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in Burnt Prairie Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Fairfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church and will be accepted at the Johnson and Vaughn Funeral Home which is in charge of all the arrangements.

A memorial service to honor Mrs. Saksa Mitchell will be held at a future date at Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center, 900 Provident Dr., Warsaw.