Elsie Katherine Downing, 96 of Prairie du Chien, WI, passed away peacefully after a short illness on Aug. 18, 2023 at Crossing Rivers Hospital in Prairie du Chien, WI. She was born Oct. 3, 1926 to Joseph and Katherine (Vollman) Panka in Eastman Township. Elsie was united in marriage with Francis Wilford Downing on June 7, 1952 at St. Gabriels Catholic Church in Prairie du Chien, WI.