October 10 1998
Elaine and Nick tied the knot.The ceramony was sweet and there were freinds and family that came from afar to help celebrate.Nick's Mom and Dad his brothers and some aunts and uncles.Buck(my husband) gave her away.I had a poem to read and started blubbering but made it through.It was a great day and I was so happy for Elaine and Nick.

Elaine Ruth Abate
Elaine “Laney” Ruth Abate, 61, of Sun City, in Las Vegas died, on
Tuesday, July 15, following a fall. She had been under the
care of Hospice for a short time.
Elaine was the widow of Nicholas Paul Abate, who passed away on Feb
25, 2005.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland , on November 7, 1952, to Raymond S and
Ruth E (Perry) Eckert. She was the third child of six siblings. Her siblings
include: Rena Karpf, and husband Charles, of Goffstown, NH; Louis
Eckert, and wife Debi, of Pembroke, ME; Carol Buckner, and husband
“Buck”, of Darien, GA; Alice Beam, of Bainbridge, GA; Martin Eckert,
and Carla, of Denison,TX. She is also survived by Lisa Murvihill, and
husband Dave, and three grandchildren. She leaves behind several
nieces and nephews, and many friends whom she loved.
Ms. Abate was retired from the Clark County Health Department,
where she was a Registered Nurse.
Elaine will be remembered by all as an upbeat person, always ready to
see the best in everyone. Her caring, nurturing nature was apparent in
her choice of profession. She could be found in the dog park on her
street, walking her rescue dog, Spencer. She always said of Spencer that
although everyone said that she rescued him, it was really he that
rescued her, he gave her the encouragement every day to get up and
go!
Elaine studied nursing at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, after her
early years schooling in Pasadena, and Baltimore, Maryland. The family would like to thank Family Home Hospice of Las Vegas, for
their care for Elaine and sisters Carol and Alice, as they stayed with her
at home.
Family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of
contributions to: Las Vegas A.S.P.C.A or The Salvation
Army of Las Vegas
Memorial Service will be held in the chapel of The Southern Nevada
Veterans Memorial Cemetery on July 31, 2014 at 10:00 AM