Alka graduated with a Master in Science from Lucknow University in India and had a successful career in banking. While working in Los Angeles, she met and married Alan N. Premraj on May 23, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. Alka worked in the banking industry for the State Bank of India, and was most recently employed as a bank manager at Wells Fargo.
Everyone who met Alka enjoyed her fun-loving, upbeat, positive, and confident personality. Alka loved to travel and see new sights, and had many plans to travel around the world with her husband when she retired. She especially loved visiting Sedona, AZ. Every year Alka froze lemon juice ice cubes from her favorite lemon tree in her backyard, to make the Indian version of lemonade called "nimbu-pani".
Alka was a dedicated daughter in caring for her parents and her family. Alka is predeceased by her father, Sudhir Kumar. She is survived by her husband: Alan N. Premraj of Phoenix, Arizona; her mother: Santosh Kumar of Phoenix, Arizona; her sister: Deepika Chohan of Mumbai, India; niece, Prakriti Chohan and nephew, Abhishek Chohan, both of Mumbai, India; and many beloved family and cousins living in India and in the U.S.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.greenacresmortuary.net for the Kumar family. In lieu of flowers, friends are asked to share a story or sympathy below and donate to a local breast cancer foundation working hard to eradicate this disease.
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