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Denise Eckstadt – Our Mom is Asleep in the Lord

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Denise Eckstadt – Our Mom – has passed on today.  She is loved by so many.  Mom touched the lives of everyone she met. She said “A stranger is a friend I haven’t met yet”.

You can also read more about Denise Eckstadt’s Birthday Party Mom turned 89 in June, and we are so fortunate to have so many happy memories.

Mom would knit her scarves – and give them away — she called them “Hugs from Grandma”.

Daughters Diana Walker, Roselyn Phare, and Goldie Denise Caldwell would appreciate you leaving your memories and expressions of love for our Mom, below.  Thank you.

Denise Eckstadt Healthy at 89 Years Old !

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Diana Walker’s Mom, Denise Eckstadt, turned 89 years “young” last week.

 

The first photo is Mom Denise Eckstadt and her best friend Mildred King, who is 94 years old!  They worked together at the Salmon Arm Hospital, Shuswap Lake General Hospital.  They have known each other for 50 years!  Mildred remembers when our Mom came to the hospital 50 years ago, before she worked at the hospital, when she gave birth to my sister Denny Caldwell…  (Denny is 50, she looks 35, doesn’t she?)

We celebrated Mom’s 89th birthday with 60 people on Sunday, and then with 20 people on Thursday.

Mom is well-known in the town of Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada, where she has lived for over 50 years.  She was a nurse for many years.  She also was a prolific writer, writing a column for more than 10 years, for the local newspaper.  The column was called “Grandma Writes”   She is known as “Grandma” to many people.  Also, she would knit beautiful scarves, and give them away and say — when you wear the scarf, remember this is a “Hug from Grandma”

The second photo is Diana Walker, my sister Roselyn Phare, my sister Denny Caldwell, with our Mom Denise Eckstadt seated in the front.  We celebrated Mom’s birthday with 20 people on Thursday.

My Mom had cancer (that was almost 40 years ago) and she has had congestive heart failure (hospitalized 2 weeks in 2006).  Mom also has glaucoma which has progressed to legal blindness in recent years.

Our Mom has is an incredibly positive attitude, and her mind and brain are very sharp.  She also has been very health conscious since the late 1960s when she had cancer, and had to have her breast removed. 

My Mom loves and eats daily the Sunrider Whole Foods that have been part of her nutrition every day since 1997.  Sunrider products have been a part of our daily lives for everyone in our family, for the past 12 years.

There are so many factors involved in being vibrantly healthy.  Genetics, environment, exercise, nutrition, attitude.   We know that Mom’s mother had stomach cancer and died in her 30s.  Her mother’s mother (our great-great-grandmother) had bowel cancer and died young.   We as a family all do our best to eat healthy, get lots of exercise, drink lots of water, keep positive, and all the other good things that are important for a healthy lifestyle.  

We want our Mom with us for many, many years to come!  And we are grateful every day for the blessings we have in our life. 

Happy 89th Birthday, Mom!

Diana Walker, CEO, Diana’s Healthy Lifestyles

 

In Loving Memory of Rhoda Eckstadt, our sister

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You know how life is – full of change and full of surprises.  Our sister Rhoda Eckstadt lived from May 28, 1955 to February 17, 1977.  She was 21 when she died in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Rhoda was a loving, caring and talented young lady.  I always remember how positive she was and how she always thought of others before herself.  She was also very talented in singing and playing guitar.  She is remembered daily by myself, my sisters Roselyn Phare and Denise (Denny) Caldwell, and by our mother Denise Eckstadt.

The reason this is on my mind right now is that when Sunrider Canada told me that I had met the qualifications to attend the wonderful all-expense-paid trip for North American Sunrider Leaders to Honolulu, Hawaii – I looked at the date.

The date of the first day of the Sunrider Leadership Conference in Honolulu, is set for February 17th – which also marks exactly 31 years since my sister’s death.  I was living in Hawaii at the time, and Rhoda was visiting me.

At first, I was sad.  Then, with the help of friends and sisters, we realized that this can be turned into a time of celebration of Rhoda’s life, and a time of healing for us.  We will go on Wednesday to the area of Waikiki Beach (Ft. de Russy) where her ashes were spread all those years ago.

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We love you and remember you, Rhoda.

Sister Denny (Denise Caldwell), Mom Denise Eckstadt, sister Roselyn Phare, sister Diana Walker

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