Elsie Ida
WALSER
(b.
14 January 1910
,
Rice, Benton County, Minnesota, US
d.
18 October 2003
,
River Falls, Pierce County, Wisconsin, USA
)
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Elsie Ida WALSER was born 14 January 1910 in Rice, Benton County, Minnesota, US
Elsie Ida WALSER was the child of Edward John WALSER and Elisa A (Elsie) HUBER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Johann Peter WALSER and Christina PESTALUTZ (maternal) Johann Gottfried Gottlieb HUBER and Ida KELLERElsie Ida WALSER died 18 October 2003 in River Falls, Pierce County, Wisconsin, USA.
m. Ward Pratt (1909-1977)
photo/ portrait (above) from obituary
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1910 Birth 14 January 1910
Rice, Benton County, Minnesota, US
1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States) 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking. The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
2003 Death 18 October 2003
River Falls, Pierce County, Wisconsin, USA
She died at the age of 93.
Elsie is buried at: Hills of Rest Memorial Park Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
Added: 7/3/2026 8:45:56 AM
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