Elaine Harriet Klemmensen, 86, of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, died Friday, Dec. 9, 2016, at her home. Elaine H. Jacobson, the daughter of Edmund and Anna (Nelson) Jacobson, was born Sept. 30, 1930, in Austin, Minnesota. She received her education at a country school and Blooming Prairie High School, graduating in 1948. On Aug. 12, 1951, she was united in marriage to Richard “Dick” Klemmensen at Trinity Lutheran Church near Bixby, Minnesota. The couple made their home on the family farm and later Ellendale, Minnesota, before purchasing a farm in Blooming Prairie Township, Steele County, Minnesota.

The couple lived and farmed there until moving into Blooming Prairie in 2009. Elaine worked alongside her husband on the family farm and enjoyed being a farm wife and mother. She also loved to do ceramics, sewing, cooking and quilting, making many baby quilts for family and friends. Dick and Elaine also served as 4-H Leaders for over 15 years. She was a life-long member of Trinity Lutheran Church and while living in Blooming Prairie attended First Lutheran Church.

Elaine is survived by her husband, Dick Klemmensen; three children, Richard “Rick” (Chris) Klemmensen, Susan (Jeff) Zwiener and Randy (Linda) Klemmensen, all of Blooming Prairie; 11 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren and one more due in June 2017; a brother, Darrell (Ramona) Jacobson of Blooming Prairie; a brother-in-law, David Klemmensen of Woodbury, Minnesota; and many other relatives and friends.  She was preceded in death by her parents and a son in infancy, Rodney.

Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, at First Lutheran Church in Blooming Prairie with the Rev. Stephanie Wood and the Rev. Charles Leonard, officiating. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13 at First Lutheran Church, and for one hour prior to the service on Wednesday at the church in Blooming Prairie. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to recipient of donor’s choice.  Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.worlein.com.