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Else Keis Scranton of Madison suddenly departed this life on her 93rd birthday, Jan. 27. She was the daughter of the late Joergen Peter and Agnes (Petersen) Keis of Bogoe, Denmark. She was predeceased by the late Arthur J. Scranton, Jr., whose favorite story was how they met while he was touring Copenhagen as a member of the 78th Infantry Division Dance Band, that he proposed after three days, and married Else three months later. They celebrated 62 years of marriage.

Else was predeceased by two brothers, Harold (Olga) Keis and Martin (Anne) Keis of Denmark, and survived by her twins, daughter Jeanne (Ric) Lloyd of Milford and son Jan (Christine) Scranton of Braintree, Massachusetts. She is also survived by three grandchildren, Daniel, Sonja, and Nina; sister-in-law Miriam Scranton; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews.

She was a Girl Scout leader and was recently honored with a luncheon for being a member of the Danish Sisterhood for more than 50 years. She will be fondly remembered for beautiful knit sweaters, Danish scenes lovingly cross-stitched, pies, cupcakes, roasts with delicious gravy, and Little Christmas Eve with a Danish Christmas tree all aglow. Else loved Copenhagen and New York City, being on or by the water, and car rides anywhere, anytime. Her happiest times were with her family, her children, and all their friends. She was loved by all and will be greatly missed.

The family would like to thank Danielle, Iris, and Heather at the Saint Raphael’s campus.

The funeral will be private.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to a charity of your choice.