Elsie I. Iozzino age 75 of Ormond Beach died Friday June 3 2005 in Ormond Beach. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00am Wednesday June 8 2005 at Prince of Peace Roman Catholic Church Ormond Beach with Father Tim Daly as Celebrant. There will be a visitation on Tuesday June 7 2005 from 5:00pm until 8:00pm in the Lohman Funeral Home Ormond with a prayer service at 7:00pm. Elsie was born August 30 1929 in Springfield MA to Kenneth and Elsie Roe Ramsey. She moved to this area in 1962 from Syracuse NY. She was the owner of Nova Family Campground from 1970 until her retirement in 1985. She was a hospital volunteer at Florida Hospital ? Ormond Memorial from 1967 until her death. Elsie was one of the original Auxilians present when Memorial Hospital opened in 1967. She served in many capacities as follows: Clerical Service Chairman 1967; Nominating Committee Chairman 1968; Co-Chairman of the May Festival; General Treasurer 1980; she spent many hours at home editing and typing the Auxilian Handbook which she did for many years; Editor of the Auxiliary newsletter ""Hot Pink Line"" from April 1982 to December 1986; Chairman of the Auxiliary Service in which she volunteered from 1989-1997 working with Administration and Medical Staff services; membership Co-Chairman for many years; Bylaws Committee Member; and her last auxiliary service was working with the Risk Management/Patient Relations Department. She worked a day every week until 2 weeks ago as a data transcriptionist taking part in hospital events fund raisers and projects. Her Risk Management/Patient Relations ""family"" state that ""Elsie always expressed great pride and joy in her family and loved to talk about the antics of her German shepherd Abby. Elsie was a great model of high spirit and tenacity. She never said a harsh thing about anyone and was always ready to laugh."" The staff marveled that she was always ""a real lady.""
Elsie was a member of Saint Brendan Roman Catholic Church Ormond Beach. She enjoyed spending time with her family gardening traveling shopping and volunteering her time helping others at the hospital. She is survived by her loving husband of 52 years Eugene E.; son Steven and his wife Nelda of Lutz FL; daughter Catherine and her husband Bill Walsh of Ormond Beach; daughter Susan and her husband Gerry Romer of Ormond Beach; son Eugene and his wife Marianne of Easley SC; grandchildren Ashley Philip Adam Brian David Thomas Byron Michael Matthew Regina Geno Alysha Danielle; great-grandchildren Kent and Kayla; and her loving dog Abby. Remembrances may be made in Elsie?s memory to Memorial Health Systems Foundation Inc. 770 W. Granada Blvd. Suite 102 Ormond Beach FL 32174. Condolences may be made via the family guest book at www.lohmanfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements are under the careful direction of Lohman Funeral Home Ormond.