The funeral Mass for Elaine M. Thompson will be 11:00AM Thursday, September 29, 2011 in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester officiated by Rev. Donald P. Schmitz. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.

Mrs. Thompson, age 75, of Rochester died Monday, September 26, 2011 following a brief illness.

She was born Elaine Marcella Joyce August 12, 1936 in Rochester to Allen and Margaret (Towey) Joyce and grew up in Grand Meadow where she graduated from high school. On August 12, 1958 she married Glenn G. “Tommy” Thompson in Grand Meadow, he survives. Elaine was a homemaker and later became a nurse’s aide when her youngest child reached junior high school age. She worked at Woodside Convalescent Center in Rochester for twenty-seven years.

Over the years Elaine, her husband and children opened their home, serving as a host family to 26 different foreign nursing students. She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and belonged to one of its rosary groups.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Lisa (Joe) Gaona of Inver Grove Heights, Minn. and a son, Jeff (Teri) Thompson of Eau Claire, Wisc. One grandson, Charlie, survives. Elaine also loved her two cats, Sliver and Gizmo.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister.

Friends may call from 5:00PM to 8:00PM Wednesday, September 28, 2011 in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home and one hour before the service on Thursday. Online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuenralhome.com.