Ellen A. [Thews] (Boelter) Kobiske, age 83, of West Bloomfield, WI. died on Saturday April 13, 2002, at Cherry Meadows Hospice in Appleton. She was born on June 23, 1918, in the town of Bloomfield, WI, the daughter of the late Oscar and Alma (Thews) Boelter. On October 27, 1943 Ellen married Irvin Kobiske at Christ Lutheran Church in West Bloomfield. Survivors include her husband, Irvin, 3 sons, James, Waupaca, John, West Bloomfield, Jerold (Joy), West Bloomfield, 2 daughters, Julaine, Minneapolis, Joanne (Ste-ven) Loehrke, West Bloomfield, 6 grandchildren, Rebecca Kobiske, Lincoln & Luther Loe-hrke, Lindzey, Jonas and Logan Kobiske, 3 brothers, Arlin (Ruth) Boelter, Appleton, Harold (Donna) Boelter, West Bloomfield, Elroy (Diane) Boelter, New Richland, MN, Brother-in-law, Arlyn Koehler, Weyauwega, 2 sisters-in-law, Bernice Boelter, Waupaca, Marian Sherbert, St. Paul, MN. Ellen was preceded in death by 2 sisters, Florence and Stella and 2 brothers, Eldor and Carl .