Elsie Katherine Skoff Obit

ELSIE KATHERINE SKOFF, 86, of Mounds View, formerly of Eveleth, died at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park on Sept. 22, 2020. She was born Oct. 11, 1933 in Crosby to Marko and Ana (Adam) Butorac.
She graduated from Crosby-Ironton High School in 1951. She married John Skoff on Aug. 22, 1953 in Crosby at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.
She was generous with her time and volunteered for Girl Scouts, the church guild and Meals on Wheels. She was employed as a bookkeeper at Paciotti’s Lumber, Siegel’s Furniture and White Drug.
She was a great cook and accomplished baker. She made perfect poticas every Christmas and taught herself to make Krofi and Flancati.  
She was incredibly proud of her Slovenian and Croatian heritage. She enjoyed polka music, dancing with her husband and sharing stories of her growing up years in Crosby. She was so grateful for her parents’ hard work, sacrifice and love. She was fascinated with genealogy and discovering her family’s history.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John; a grandchild; brothers Joe and Frank Butorac; sisters Mary Domencich, Margaret (Muggs) Harrison and Martha Miller.
She is survived by children and spouses: John and Cathy, Liz and Vic Yellovich, Marcia and Mike and Glenda; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; one brother, Matt Butorac of Iron River, MI and sisters Liz Formanek of Henning and Fran Vidmar of Crosby.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at Resurrection Catholic Church, Eveleth.
Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at the church. Masks and social distancing are required.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.