Ilsa “Elsie” Straus, age 100 years, of Alexandria Township, NJ, died on Friday, December 11, 2015 (30 Kislev 5776) in Valley View Care Center where she had resided the past several years.

Born in Bad Heishfeld, Germany, July 7, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Leopold and Sara Lowenstein Frenkel and had been a longtime Flemington, NJ resident.

She was a beloved wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great grandmother and friend to all those who knew her and are left to cherish her memory and live her legacy.

Her husband, Irving Straus, died in 1987.

Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Mildred and Jerry Daniel of Boynton Beach, FL; a son and daughter-in-law, Leon and Sharron Straus in Florida; five grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; and many extended family and friends.

Graveside Services in the Flemington Jewish Community Cemetery, Capner Street, Flemington, NJ will take place Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. under the care and direction of Wright & Ford Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 38 State Highway 31, Flemington, NJ.

Please visit Ilsa’s permanent memorial site at www.wrightfamily.com to send a public or private message of condolence as well as to share stories and photos of her life.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Flemington Jewish Community Center, 5 Sergeantsville Road, Flemington, NJ 08822.