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Celebration of Life

Margaret Elaine (Ebright) Soens
June 26, 1935 - July 2, 2020

Ted Colton Soens
September 28, 1931 - May 28, 2020

These pages were created as a memorial for my wonderful parents who died at the height of the pandemic. We were unable to hold funeral services at the time, so shared these memories at a family meeting. There’s some family history as well. — Katha Soens

Note written April 2014

July 1983, Ted and Elaine on back driveway. He’s holding one of his sculptures.

We know Mom and Dad shared a lifelong passion for each other, modeling what love looks like. They were married for 67 years.

Here’s how their story began….starting with Mom.