Elaine R. Locke

Elaine R. Locke (Wilkie), 47 of Merrimack died Monday morning, September 2, 2002 at Laurel Center Nursing Home in Bedford after a lengthy illness. Ms. Locke was born April 17, 1955 in Elmira, New York, daughter of Fred J. and Jeanette Hickox Wilkie of 1 Old Coach Road in Hudson. Ms. Locke was formerly employed as a guidance counselor at the Wilkins Elementary School, Amherst school district. She received her education in New York and Kansas schools. She graduated from St. John's College in Winfield, Kansas and attended Hawthorne College in New Hampshire. She received her Master's Degree at Rivier College in Nashua in May of 1996. She was a member of NH School Counselors Association and American Counseling Association. Elaine was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church in Nashua. In the past she had been President of Lutheran Women in Mission, and helped with VBS and Sunday school projects. Family members include; her parents, two sons, Andrew and Brandon Locke who reside in Raymond; one grandson, Derek Locke of Raymond; a sister and brother-in-law, Janice and Jerry Barocas of Clearwater, Florida; a sister, MarciaWilkie of Los Angeles, CA; one brother, David J. Wilkie of Nashua; two nieces, Sara and Megan Barocas; a nephew, Colin Barocas; aunt, Marion Grefrath of Batavia, New York; an aunt and uncle, Ruth and Warren Hopkins of Batavia, New York; an aunt, Mitzie Hickox of Roanoke, Virginia; and several cousins. A Memorial Service will be held at Grace Lutheran Church, 130 Spit Brook Road in Nashua, on Saturday, September 7th at 4:00 PM. Memorials may be made to Grace Lutheran Church or Home Health & Hospice Care, Merrimack Facility, 80 Continental Blvd., Merrimack, NH 03054.