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Elaine <I>White</I> Ek

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Elaine White Ek

Birth
Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA
Death
17 Jun 2016 (aged 85)
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 48 – Lot 70 - Space 1
Memorial ID
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The Wichita Eagle, 19 June 2016, Sunday

Elaine (White) Ek

Ek, Elaine (White) Born April 5, 1931 in Denver, Colorado, passed away peacefully June 17, 2016, at The Regent Park Rehabilitation and Memory Care facility in Wichita. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Ek; her parents, Arthur and Helen Jenner White; her brother, Arthur; and a sister, Lora. She is survived by a brother, Robert (Lonna) White of Lenexa; her three sons, Greg (Debby) and John (Brenda) Ek of Wichita, and Larry Ek, Emporia. She was blessed with five grandchildren, Andy (McKenzie) Ek, Allison (Nick) Kerr, Evan and Griffin Ek of Wichita, and Katie Ek of Kansas City, MO. She is also survived by five great-grandchildren, Greyson, Landen and Emery Lou Ek and Madelyn and Brody Kerr. Elaine was born and raised in Denver, CO. She graduated from Denver South High School in Denver. She and her family spent their summers in Palmer Lake, CO where many fun family memories were made. Elaine attended the College of Emporia for two years where she met her husband Don. They were married for nearly 64 years before he passed away in March of 2014. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 22, at the First Congregational Church and interment in the Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Emporia, KS immediately following by Roberts-Blue-Barnett and Rev. Andrew McHenry officiating. Memorials may be made to the Emporia Public Library or the Lyon County Historical Museum. Contributions may be sent to Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, P.O. Box #175, Emporia, KS 6680. Condolences to the family may be sent online through the funeral home website.

[Married 24 Aug 1950.]
The Wichita Eagle, 19 June 2016, Sunday

Elaine (White) Ek

Ek, Elaine (White) Born April 5, 1931 in Denver, Colorado, passed away peacefully June 17, 2016, at The Regent Park Rehabilitation and Memory Care facility in Wichita. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Ek; her parents, Arthur and Helen Jenner White; her brother, Arthur; and a sister, Lora. She is survived by a brother, Robert (Lonna) White of Lenexa; her three sons, Greg (Debby) and John (Brenda) Ek of Wichita, and Larry Ek, Emporia. She was blessed with five grandchildren, Andy (McKenzie) Ek, Allison (Nick) Kerr, Evan and Griffin Ek of Wichita, and Katie Ek of Kansas City, MO. She is also survived by five great-grandchildren, Greyson, Landen and Emery Lou Ek and Madelyn and Brody Kerr. Elaine was born and raised in Denver, CO. She graduated from Denver South High School in Denver. She and her family spent their summers in Palmer Lake, CO where many fun family memories were made. Elaine attended the College of Emporia for two years where she met her husband Don. They were married for nearly 64 years before he passed away in March of 2014. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 22, at the First Congregational Church and interment in the Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Emporia, KS immediately following by Roberts-Blue-Barnett and Rev. Andrew McHenry officiating. Memorials may be made to the Emporia Public Library or the Lyon County Historical Museum. Contributions may be sent to Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, P.O. Box #175, Emporia, KS 6680. Condolences to the family may be sent online through the funeral home website.

[Married 24 Aug 1950.]


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  • Created by: Becky Doan
  • Added: Mar 17, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126483237/elaine-ek: accessed ), memorial page for Elaine White Ek (5 Apr 1931–17 Jun 2016), Find a Grave Memorial ID 126483237, citing Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Becky Doan (contributor 46821009).