Eckard, Elaine Marie (Meyer)

Elaine Marie (Meyer) Eckard, 55, passed away peacefully Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at home. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Whittemore.

Elaine was born March 22, 1956, daughter of Elvin and Eleanor (Kinnetz) Meyer in Whittemore, Iowa. After graduating high school in Algona, Iowa, she moved to Spencer, studied computer programming in Sioux City, then moved to Fort Dodge. She moved to Cedar Rapids in 1989, and she worked for 23 years as a computer programmer, then analyst for Life Investors which became AEGON.

She and Steve Eckard were best friends for years and married April 18, 1998.

In addition to her husband, Steve,  she is survived by her mother, Eleanor Meyer; brother, Eldon (Marilyn)  of Algona; sister, Ellen (Rod) Meyer of Whittemore; sister-in-law, Virginia (Mark) Eichner of New York; and five nieces and nephews, Melissa Reynoldson, Eric Meyer, Mandy Oetken, Alisha Grimm and Randy Meyer.

She was predeceased by her father, Elvin.

Elaine was a loving wife and a devoted friend to many.

She loved her home, gardening, vacationing with Steve and her friends and spending time with her cats.

She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

Please leave a message on the Web page for the family at www.cedarmemorial.com under obituaries.

Published Feb. 12, 2012 in The Gazette