A. Beck
A. Beck

Obituary of A. Elaine Beck

BECK, A. Elaine (Harned) The world has lost a great and beloved lady with the passing of Elaine Beck on February 27, in Ocala Florida. Following a short illness, surrounded by loving family, Elaine went peacefully to rest at Legacy House Hospice Care in Ocala. Cremation has taken place at Hiers-Baxley Funeral Home. No services are planned. Born Audrey Elaine Harned in 1920 to her late parents, Noel and Pearl Harned, of Edinboro, Pennsylvania, Elaine moved to Erie, Pennsylvania, to work as a payroll clerk at Lord Manufacturing, where she met her husband, Merrill Beck, to whom she was happily married for 68 years. After raising their two daughters, Elaine and Merrill retired to Florida in 1989, where they lived in the Oak Run community for many years. Preceded in death by her parents, Noel and Pearl Harned, brother Owen Harned, and husband Merrill, Elaine is survived by her sister Patricia of Ashtabula, Ohio; daughter Sandra Hansen of Stow, Ohio; daughter Gretchen Rinehardt (Dave) of Erie, Pennsylvania; grandchildren Christopher Tagert (Joy) of Boulder, Colorado; Kimberly Kutta (Matt) of Erie, Colorado; Erika Hansen of Cleveland, Ohio; and great grandchildren Jack, Owen, Drew, Adalie, Violet and Wyatt. Elaine enjoyed a full, healthy and happy life, filled with family and friends, and at the age of 97 was still active playing mah jongg and cards, and going shopping. As the matriarch of the family, she will be greatly missed and remembered always.
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