Neckermann, Elaine

Elaine Neckermann nee Kelly, age 74 passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia from complications related to Alzheimer's Disease.

Mary Elaine Kelly was born to Francis and Elizabeth (Cummings) Kelly on August

12th, 1947 in Hartford Connecticut. Raised in East Hartford, she graduated in 1965 from East Hartford High School where she made lifelong friends. She loved to dance, and in her sophomore year was kicked out of a high school dance for doing the "mashed potato," a story she and her friends loved to tell. While Alzheimer's Disease takes many things, it never took away Elaine's love to dance.

In 1968, Elaine married Bill Neckermann whom she met at US Plywood where they both worked. They had a wonderful life together until Bill's passing in 2008. They lived in Connecticut and New Jersey where their girls Amy and Katie were born and the family moved to Medina, Ohio in 1979. In Medina, Elaine built a network of friendships. She loved to be social, host dinner parties, and be in the middle of a fun time. A glass of wine in the afternoon on her front porch with Bill and her friends was her favorite part of the day. Traveling and visiting her daughters and grandchildren in San Diego and Atlanta were favorites when not in Medina. Elaine lived in Medina until 2017 then moved to Atlanta, Georgia due to declining health.

Elaine is preceded in death by her parents Francis and Elizabeth Kelly, her sister Sharon Hollis, and her beloved husband Bill Neckermann. She is survived by her siblings Pam (Scott) Bres and Bill (Kim) Kelly of Medina, Ohio, her daughters Amy Neckermann of Oceanside, California, and Katie (Eric) Goldberg of Atlanta, Georgia, her granddaughters Lily and Sasha Molenaar, and Lucy and Samantha Goldberg, and many

nieces and nephews.

Special thanks to all of the caretakers who helped Elaine on her journey.

A celebration of life will be scheduled for Elaine at a later date in Medina, Ohio. Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer's Association in memory of Elaine Neckermann.

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