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March 8
March 8
Hi mom!!! I still think about you every day! The boys and I were sharing memories of you the other day. They were young when you were here on earth but they still remember your warmth and love. And they talked about how you would bring that “Awesome” bar from See’s wrapped in a $5 bill, or if it was a good day, a $20 bill. Now I do that for them from time to time and it’s fun to carry on with your tradition (among other things). Did I tell you I made Kata? Well, you were “there” of course. Not quite like yours but I think you’d be impressed
I love you with all my heart ♥️
March 8, 2023
March 8, 2023
I think of you every day ♥️ and am so grateful for all the ✨signs✨ you send me — reminding me you are still with me every step of the way ♥️
August 24, 2022
August 24, 2022
Happy birthday Mom!!! Thank you for showing me you’re with me all the time by presenting the “824” everywhere I go! It’s comforting to know you’re always sending me love. And guess what… Manuela sent me your Kata recipe and I made it! Although it could never be as good as your, it was amazing and brought tears of joy to my eyes. I will make more for Christmas in your honor! Hope it’s blissful over there on the other side of eternity! I love you forever and I’ll see you again someday ♥️
March 8, 2022
March 8, 2022
Hi Mom. Today marks 11 years since you’ve left this earth…but I still feel like you are always here with me. Almost every time I think of you I turn to the clock and it’s 8:24! (I’m pretty sure you tell me to do that. ) Hope you’re with OPA up there —out there. Wherever “there” is.
I love you forever and ever. ♥️
March 9, 2021
March 9, 2021
First I must thank you Elke for bringing the most brilliant, loving, hilarious, caring beautiful soul to me and to this world. We are ALL better because of it. You raised a SUPER mother and a deeply intuitive loving soul ...know I commit my love and my life to your daughter Andrea and will always protect her.
I met you once as a small child in the kitchen at the Shadow Brook... I’ll always remember that brief interaction ... and even though I never got to know you. I love and thank you
March 8, 2021
March 8, 2021
Mommmy I miss you. 10 years ago today was the worst day of my life. I wonder where you are. I love you so much I know you know this.
March 8, 2021
March 8, 2021
Elke is my former wife and the mother of my two wonderful daughters. I have thought of Elke many times in the ten years since she tragically passed away. Quite a few times times (including recently) she made appearances in my dreams. She was a wonderful woman in so many ways. She was one of the kindest and most generous people I ever met. She truly had a heart of gold and brought joy and happiness to everybody she encountered!

(Elke, I sincerely wish I had been as good a husband to you as you were a wife to me!
You are greatly missed by many many people, me included.
Rest in peace, Elke...)
March 8, 2020
March 8, 2020
After my Opa passed, for decades you continued to celebrate this day —his birthday. I remember sometimes you would even bake his favorite cake, and we would blow out candles in his memory. I guess there is something poetically beautiful, however tragic, that you left the earth on this same day. I like to think that you met Opa somewhere up there and celebrated with him. And that you still do.

Maybe it’s easier for you to guide me from there. With OPA’s help, along with all of the other angels that have left earth. So...thank you for watching over all of us and for sending love.

Tre’s poetry teacher asked him to close his eyes and think of the word that comes to mind when he heard the word “god”. 
He thought, “frog”.
I asked him why, and he said, “because—Oma! She’s up there”.

We still remember you.
We still love you.
You are always with us.

Drea
March 8, 2020
March 8, 2020
You are as alive and vibrant in my memory as you were when you were alive. I remember your hugs, laugh, warmth, fabulous meals and your love for Andrea and me. I will never forget you. I love you always and am grateful that I got to know you. Love, Diane
August 24, 2019
August 24, 2019
Happy birthday Mom! I hope it’s beautiful over there!!!
March 8, 2019
March 8, 2019
My family always remembers Elke. We miss her positive attitude. When you were down, she would try her hardest to bring you up. She was sophisticated. She was a culinary artist. Elke is that one in a million person in your life who was priceless. Heaven is lucky to have her....
August 25, 2018
August 25, 2018
Dear Elke, I miss you but your wonderful spirit lives on in your beautiful daughter, Andrea. She has your incredible giving spirit. You were a wonderful mother. Love, Diane Woodruff
August 25, 2018
August 25, 2018
I look across the street many times and I always think of you. It will always be Elke's home. Miss you my dear friend
August 24, 2018
August 24, 2018
Missing you Elke, I still feel you're close. We love you.
March 9, 2018
March 9, 2018
Elke was on my mind all day. We will all never forget your loving presence in our lives. We miss you so much and will love your forever. Love, Diane
March 8, 2018
March 8, 2018
Mom...Seven years...

I took a hike today on a trail I've been on hundreds of times over the last twenty years. I was of course thinking of you when a frog started croaking so loudly it stopped me in my tracks! She/you definitely wanted me to know you were there with me. I yelled "hello" to you. You croaked a few more times, and then there was silence. In all of those years, on all of those hundreds of hikes, I never once heard a frog croaking. Thank you for letting me know you are always with me. (Again, still so strange to me why you were fascinated with frogs!!!)
I love you forever.
March 8, 2017
March 8, 2017
Dear Andrea, Thinking of your mother makes me remember how quickly life happens. Our loved ones are with us our whole lives and then they are gone. Elke was such a warm, generous, loving person. She loved you and her family and made those of us who knew her feel very special. As a fellow "foodie" I really appreciated all the special treats she made for us when we saw her. Her memory is vivid and I miss her dearly. Take care dear Andrea. Your mom wants you to be happy and loving life and wishes you every good thing. I love you. Diane
March 8, 2017
March 8, 2017
To Elke and her family, I always think of Elke. I cannot believe it has now been 6 years! Elke was such a part of our family! I remember so well when Matt got accepted at Cal Poly and Elke was at the house and we celebrated! Elke was there with the Apple computer and Matt would wait patiently for her to leave so that he could use it. Elke watched Matt grow up. It was too soon to lose Elke. She will always be one of the most irreplaceable people in my life. She has such a special place in my heart.
August 24, 2015
August 24, 2015
Dear Elke, I miss you so much and am trying to be that older loving presence for your dear Andrea. Of course nobody could ever take your place. We all miss you so much. Love. Diane
August 24, 2015
August 24, 2015
Elke has the same birthday as my second grandchild Gavin! I will never forget Elke's birthday. We all loved and miss Elke. I can hear her wonderful voice right now. There are some very exceptional friends in your lifetime that you will hold close in your memory and heart forever. I still have stories I would love to tell her.
March 10, 2015
March 10, 2015
Dear Andrea, I miss your sweet mother so much. She was so good to me and our entire family. She epitomized warmth, welcome, giving and love. You have these same qualities and I love you so much. Love, Aunt Diane
March 9, 2015
March 9, 2015
To Sonja and Andrea, I was on Facebook and found my memorial to Elke with all my children's comments just today. It is four years to the day that we commented on Facebook about Elke. We all loved Elke. She was so special to all of us. She will never be forgotten. Elke was unique, loving and wonderful. May your memories of your delightful mother bring you peace. Love from the Spencer family
September 25, 2014
September 25, 2014
Mom, I miss how I used to feel when you were alive. It's not the same anymore. Every day life is so different without you. I told you not to die
August 24, 2014
August 24, 2014
Dear Andrea, Your mother has asked me to tell you what a wonderful daughter you have been and are to her. You were a constant joy in her life and she loved having you as a daughter. She does know how much you love and miss her. She asked me to tell you to enjoy each day and be happy because life is all too short. She wants you to remember the happy times you had together and she wants you to know that she loves you and misses you very much too. Love, Aunt Diane
March 8, 2014
March 8, 2014
Elke was so kind, and such a loving person. And such a caring mother. She will always be missed by those who knew her, especially her daughters, who were the center of her life. She knew what unconditional love is all about. Smile at someone today to remember her, the way she smiled at everyone she met.
August 25, 2013
August 25, 2013
Happy Birthday Elke! I can still see your wonderful smile and hear your great laugh! My nephew Gavin now shares your birthday. I was talking with my Mom about you today as we were celebrating his birthday. It brought a smile to my face thinking of you today. xo
August 24, 2013
August 24, 2013
This would have been a memorable birthday for an unforgettable person. Let us celebrate her life!
March 8, 2013
March 8, 2013
Elke, you left much too soon...
I was in Camel last November and would have stopped by to see you..
it was always great to be with you..
You were always thinking about the others, not enough about yourself..
I Love you and miss you...
March 8, 2013
March 8, 2013
Just the other day I was driving and thought I saw Elke's Lexus. In fact I had to do a double take as I really thought it was her driving next to me. It was so surreal as if it really was still her. I guess it was a reminder that she is missed and even though she is no longer here, she is still with us in some way. Sending love to you, Elke and to those that love and miss you.
March 8, 2013
March 8, 2013
"Elke, I feel your spirit in Andrea so strongly. I know you are still all around your family, your love filling their hearts with compassion and kindness, forgiveness and generosity."
November 22, 2012
November 22, 2012
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November 22, 2012
November 22, 2012
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November 7, 2012
November 7, 2012
Elke would come to the office with her mushrooms wanting everyone to try them. Her other proud specialty was her Vietnamese coconut cake. Everyone loved Elke and looked forward to her visit! We would all often go out to eat for lunch as a group. We had so many laughs. I will never forget Elke! She is so missed....
November 7, 2012
November 7, 2012
To Andrea and Sonja, not a week goes by that I do not think of Elke. She was always there for me with her optimistic outlook when I was down. We would talk for hours on the phone, almost every week. I miss her sooo much! Elke was a very special person. There are those irreplaceable people in your life who you can never replace, charming, special, understanding, and unique!
November 6, 2012
November 6, 2012
Dre, you describe your mom so well. I can see her smile as she presents her food to us. She knew that she brought smiles and good feelings with all her delicious treats and foods. This is the time for persimmon cookies....how many batches did she make...she seemed to have enough for everyone. We love you Elke, Andrea and Sonja.
November 6, 2012
November 6, 2012
I just bought persimmons. For as long as I can remember, November and December meant my mom would be picking the persimmons from our tree and making her coveted cookies for the next two months. We all looked forward to our bag of cookies at each gathering. I'm thinking I should make some this year. Maybe I'll even drive by our old house and see if I can pick a few from mom's tree...
November 6, 2012
November 6, 2012
This time of year is the worst time November because thanksgiving is coming up. The smell in the air, the temperature outside, the sun and where it sets and falls. It's all the biggest reminder of my mom. Everything seems so much more real. And the reality makes me so sad.
August 24, 2012
August 24, 2012
Dear Elke, I am crying as I write this after reading the many tributes to you and remembering what a wonderful person you were. You epitomize the gracious, generous hostess...always including everyone and making your wonderful food as a symbol of your love for all of us. II admire you so much and wish I could cook you a wonderful meal and talk to tell you I love you. Diane and Tom
August 24, 2012
August 24, 2012
Happy Birthday Sweet Mama! I love you so much. Forever and ever!!!! I'll be looking for the signs that you love to send me!
August 18, 2012
August 18, 2012
Hi Mom. The other night, on our cruise ship, I was feeling sad and thinking about you. I stood out on the balcony and listened to the ocean, hoping I would hear your voice. I asked for you to send me a sign. I went to dinner and returned to my room. The room attendants had been making animals out of towels each night on our bed. This night, there was a frog. Thank you.....
April 15, 2012
April 15, 2012
Mommy!!! It's my Birthday
GOD!!!!!!! Why???!!!!!! My Mommy
March 8, 2012
March 8, 2012
One Year...
I cannot believe it has been one year. I think about you many times, each and every day. I feel like you are always with me though. The other night I wore your earrings. Yesterday I cooked from a pan of yours. This morning I made a smoothie in your cherished Vitamix blender. Also, every night outside my bedroom window, a frog croaks for a few minutes. I like to think it's you w
March 8, 2012
March 8, 2012
Dear Elke: You were such a loving mom, and Sonja and Andrea will miss you forever. And you were a great person and friend. We will all miss you forever.
Love,
Maia
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