Elaine Taylor

Elaine Taylor of Havre de Grace passed away peacefully at home on October 14, 2022, after a long illness. Elaine, age 85, was the daughter of the late Charles and Emma Emken of North Bergen, New Jersey.

Elaine was the beloved wife of Donald Taylor for 63 years, the loving mother of Laura Taylor Demeter (Christian) and Gregory Taylor (Danielle), cherished grandmother of Gregory Taylor, Taylor Demeter (Emily), Ryan Taylor (Megan), Alana Taylor, Christine Demeter, and Kevin Taylor, and dear sister of Dorothy Emken Latimer and Carolyn Emken Kuppler. She is also survived by many extended family members and friends who will miss her dearly.

Elaine graduated from Weehawken High School, where she was a class officer and where she met her future husband Donald, and the Katherine Gibbs School in New York City. After raising her children, she held a number of secretarial and administrative positions, the last being office manager for radio station WREF in Ridgefield, Connecticut, which she left in 1997 to move to Maryland with her husband to be closer to her children and grandchildren.

Elaine loved her family, her friends, spending time in Vermont, and traveling with her husband to the far corners of the world .

Relatives and friends are invited to Elaine’s memorial service to be held on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at Schimunek Funeral Home In Bel Air, Maryland. Visitation will begin at 11:00 am and the service at noon.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.schimunek-belair.com for the Taylor family.