Elaine Marie Seyfried Klinske, born Sept. 20, 1931, in Ann Arbor, Mich., died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, after battling cancer for 26 months.
She attended St. Andrew By The Sea, Gulf Shores, where she was a very active participant, singing in the choir for many years. She loved her St. Andrew family and her Bingo buddies at Bear Point. She spent her early years working at Ann Arbor Savings and Loan in Ann Arbor, and Dexter, Mich.
She was preceded in death by her grandson, Kyle.
Survivors include her husband of 48 years, Edward Klinske; six children, Michael (Pam) Klinske of Ballwin, Mo., David (Rea) Klinske of Littleton, Colo., Jay (Cindy) Klinske of Byron, Mich., Richard (Heidi) Klinske of Dexter, Mich., Kathy Kemble of Decatur and adopted daughter, Pattisue Carranza of Orange Beach; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 6 at St. Andrew By The Sea.
The family requests memorial donations be made to St. Andrew By The Sea, P.O. Box 2385, Gulf Shores, AL 36547, or the Christian Service Center, 317 Dolphin Ave., Gulf Shores, AL 36542.
Arrangements are by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc., Foley.
