Stucky, Elaine Eymann (1924-2002)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2002 Jul 1 p. 8

Birth date: 1924 Sep 19

text of obituary:

ELAINE EYMANN STUCKY

Elaine Stucky, 77, of Wawona, Calif., died June 9, 2002, of cancer. She was born Sept. 19, 1924, to Earl and meta Eymann in Reedley.

She graduated from Reedley High School and attended Bethel College in North Newton, Kan., where she met Roland Stucky. They were married in 1947.

They moved to Kingsburg in 1951, and lived there until 1986, when they moved to Wawona in Yosemite National Park.

She was a member of First Mennonite Church in Reedley and later of Wawona Christian Fellowship. She was also a member of the Kingsburg Y's Mennettes, helped at the MCC center and served as the historian of the Wawona Library. She enjoyed her family, playing bridge, Fresno State Bulldog basketball games, golfing and the beauty of Yosemite.

Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Roland Stucky; three children, Maureen Sinclair of Puyallup, Wash., Patrice Flaming of Akron, Pa., and Scott Stucky of Escondido; a sister, Carol Gouldy of Shaver Lake; and six granddaughters.

A memorial service was held at First Mennonite Church in Reedley. Burial was in Oakhill Cemetery.