Missing
Elsie M. Elsinga
Elsinga, approximately 1997
Date and time person was reported missing : 02/16/1997
Missing location (approx) :
Port Richey, Florida
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 06/06/1911 (110)
Age at the time of disappearance: 85 years old
Height / Weight : 5'0, 135 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : Possibly pink pants and a white shirt.
Medical conditions : Elsinga is a diabetic. She also suffers from arthritis and osteoporosis, and she may have been mildly depressed at the time of her disappearance.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Gray hair, blue eyes. Elsinga speaks with a German accent. She wears partial dentures.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Elsinga was last seen at her residence in the 9900 block of GEthnicity : Drive in Port Richey, Florida on February 16, 1997. Her daughter, who lived next door, spoke to her at 8:00 p.m. that day. A neighbor may have seen her walking on Pocono Drive off Westsport Drive three days later, but that hasn't been confirmed. She has never been heard from again.
Elsinga left a note addressed to her daughter, saying, "I messed up my life and going away. Love, Mom." However, her daughter said she frequently made statements like this and she didn't think her mother was being serious. Few details are available in Elsinga's case, but foul play is suspected.
Other information and links : ncy
Pasco County Sheriff's Office
727-847-5878
September 2021 updates and sources
Pasco County Sheriff's Office
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
The Tampa Tribune
October 12, 2004. March 17, 2018; Description, clothing, jewerly and more : added, Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: , Medical conditions : and Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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