We Remember
FITZNER, Elayne (née Hollingsworth)
October 3, 1931 — August 23, 2025
Elayne Fitzner (née Hollingsworth) entered this life on October 3, 1931, and all will miss her as she finished her mortal stay peacefully on August 23, 2025. In our hurry to set aside the childish parts we should outgrow, too many also discard the childlike parts we ought keep. Elayne kept hers. She has them still.
Forty-eight of us called her great-grandmother. Thirty-three called her grandmother. For seven lucky souls, she was mother, and for four who got to spend the most time with her, she was sister. She was an elect soul. Dramatic one moment, razor-witted another, she was always remarkably capable in crisis or need. She danced in joy, wept to share your grief, wrote like Shakespeare, and could stretch a dollar to ten. Ne’er-do-wells, bullies, teachers (or those who were sometimes all of the above) lost their continence and sometimes also their jobs at the end of her whip-crack anger stirred up in defence of her children. She brought out the good in her beloved husband, whom she adored to her last day.
She mourned the loss of her father John Hollingsworth; mother Anna (Herr); beloved husband Reinholt Herbert Fitzner; grandson Eric Coley; son Garth Nicholas Hollingsworth Fitzner; nephew Max Van Orman; and her dear sister, Betty Jean Sefcik (née Hollingsworth). She never got to know well enough the siblings she lost in their infancy: James Roger, Robert Samuel, and Marsha Ann Hollingsworth. All of whom have welcomed her home.
Her brothers John and Ron, and her sister Debbie, along with her children Mike, Chris, Sally, Jeff, Tim, and Kurt, carry on her legacy. Promised once that she would live to see the triumph of good over evil, who can stand and say she didn’t? She loved her family, each and every one, to goodness. Her family is her arrow, which only grows in size and capability the further it gets from the bow.
A Graveside Service will be held on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2025, at 1:00 PM, located at Cardston Cemetery, 67 3rd Ave W., Cardston, AB. A reception will follow at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at 338 5a Ave E., Cardston, AB.
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Service
Monday, September 1, 2025, at 1:00 PM
Location
Cardston Cemetery


Deepest sympathy to you Sally and all your family.
Elaine you will be missed but you are now dancing with angels now. Till we meet again ♥️
Such a lovely tribute to an amazing woman. Sending hugs snd prayers for your comfort as moves to the next beautiful phase of an life well lived.
No matter how old our moms are it still is very difficult to say goodbye. I am very thankful it is not goodbye forever. My heart aches with you Sally. She was such an amazing women and she will be missed. I loved her spirit!! Big hugs and prayers for you.
We wil be thinking of you Sally and the family. We did not know your mother but knew of her from you Sally.
May you all take comfort in knowing an angel is watching over you. Fred and Isobel
My Condolences to Mike and family from Jack and Lois Benko
Elayne was feisty, witty and fun. She loved and was loved! She leaves a legacy of loving children and grandchildren. She loved Jesus Christ and had faith in the resurrection and atonement. What a great life! She will be missed.
I’m sorry I could not attend the service but I have heard it was appropriate and touching. I have years of memories and will never forget my gratitude to have been visiting in her home when Peter came down with whooping cough at the tender age of three weeks old. She was cooking and cleaning and caring for us all. I was enjoying my new baby and had time to dote on him and watch the illness as it came rather suddenly upon him. Her service and care made all the difference. It may have saved his life. If I had been occupied with everything as normal I may have missed the gravity of the situation. Peter is now happily serving his mission in the area, Claresholm at the moment. Her mischievous grin is instilled into my memory. She helped me as a new member of the church and her love of the gospel was always apparent. She will be pulling for her loved ones with renewed strength on the other side of the veil. While Kurt was serving his mission she took me to the rededication of the cardston temple. I felt truly part of the family even before I became one. My thoughts and prayers are with all of her glorious sprawling family. May God grant you peace.