Elaine O. SchultzRockledgeElaine Olive Schultz, 93, (the Best Mother in the World) was called to her eternal rest on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at the Wuesthoff Hospice House, in Rockledge.  Her death was due to ovarian cancer.  She was proceeded in death by her husband, sister and parents.  She is survived by her son Larry L. Schultz (Wanda), former Rockledge City Councilman and Mayor of Rockledge, and daughter Cathy Sue Johnston (Felix) of Monticello, Florida; grandchildren: Jay Schultz (Heither) of Mauldin, SC; Tom Schultz (Heather) of Rockledge; Andy Johnston (Lori) of St. Augustine; Don Johnston (Jorge) of Miami; Michelle Rowe (Michael) of Monticello; Great grandchildren; Steven Anderson, Jacob Anderson, Hannah Johnston, Riley Rowe.Elaine was born in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois on June 30, 1923.  Elaine was the second of two children born to a furrier, Oscar Mikkelsen Jensen, from Denmark, and his wife Valborg Lovendahl, from Norway.  Their first child being Grace Charlotte Jensen, Tallackson, Campion, Droom.  Elaine was born on Luna Avenue.  She attended Christ Lutheran Church.  Elaine graduated from Leslie Lewis Elementary School and from Austin High School class of 19401/2 in Chicago.  During high school, she attended a ballroom dance class at the YMCA where she met her future husband Laurence Charles Schultz.  Larry always said that when he saw Elaine for the first time.  She was suntanned and dressed in a white blouse and black skirt.  So, he thought that he would ask that little "Dago girl" to dance.  Larry was six years older than Elaine.  She was still in high school and saw this older man as "a man of the world." Larry and Elaine enjoyed dancing together which formed the basis for a more serious relationship.  On their first date, Larry took Elaine to the "Argonne Ball Room" and did not get Elaine home until 3 am much to the displeasure of Elaine's parents.  Elaine attended her senior prom escorted by her future husband and after the prom she and Larry went to the Todd Theater and attended a stage show staring Gypsy Rose Lee.  Her high school annual describes her as "Likes: dancing and more dancing; Ambition: professional dancer: Shapely, sweet, dancing feet."After graduation from high school, she attended Moser Collage, a six-month business collage, in downtown Chicago.  After graduation from Moser, Elaine was employed by the regional sales office of Tampax, Inc. until she was married to her husband Larry.  Elaine and Larry were married in Chicago on Saturday, December 5, 1942, while Larry was on a weekend pass from the U.S. Navy at Great Lakes Naval Training Center.  Elaine's wedding gown was a white suit, trimmed in red, with a white pill box hat.  Elaine lived in thirteen different places off base from Great Lakes during the war until Larry was discharged from the Navy on November 12, 1945.  Elaine gave birth to their first child, Larry Leonard Schultz on March 18, 1944.   The family lived with Elaine's parents after Larry's Naval discharge.  Cathy Sue Schultz was born on March 27, 1946.  The family moved to a house at 4254 North Overhill Avenue just outside the Chicago City limits on the Memorial Day weekend 1946 and Larry worked for Western Electric.    After about two and half years, Larry had a promotion dispute with his employer, so the family sold their house in Chicago and moved to 601 De Soto Drive in Miami Springs, Florida near Elaine's sister Grace.  The family attended Grace Lutheran Church in Miami Springs while Larry worked for Electrolux until his retirement.  Elaine worked for the Grace Lutheran as church secretary while raising their two children.  After a number of years at the church, she began working for Eastern Airlines in the inflight services department in 1966 until she retired in 1981. In 1981 they moved to Levitt Park in Rockledge to be near their son's family.  The Schultz family were members of Trinity Lutheran Church and School on Fiske Boulevard.  Elaine worked part time for the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections Office in a Rockledge precinct during elections.  Eventually she become in charge of managing an entire precinct on election day.  She volunteered at the local senior center and became in charge of the travel desk.  Larry and Elaine's mother both died in 1991.  Elaine moved to the Carmel condominiums in 2003.  While living at Carmel she served on the condo Board of Directors for several years, including serving as an officer.A celebration of life service will be held on February 11, 2017 at 2 pm at the Trinity Lutheran Church and School, 1330 South Fiske Blvd, in Rockledge.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church.