Christel B. Ecker

Christel B. Ecker died Friday, October 4, 2013 at Valley Hospital in New Jersey. She was 77 years of age. She was a resident of Tuxedo, NY for over 50 years. The daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs., Joseph and Ida Brinck, she was born in Dortmund Germany on December 25th 1935. Christel grew up in Germany during WWII. She immigrated to Sweden in 1957. In 1959 she immigrated to the United States. She met her husband Larry Ecker and married in 1960. They had one daughter, Amrei. She was preceded in death by her husband, September 1, 1969. Christel worked as an administrative specialist for IBM in Franklin Lakes, NJ. She loved her home. Her hobbies included gardening, crafts and cooking. She is survived by her daughter, Amrei Ungaro and her son-in-law Lawrence Ungaro of Colorado; and her sister, Renate Astwood of Florida as well as her six nieces and nephews. There will be no visitation. A Memorial Mass will be offered on Friday, October 11, 2013 at 1 PM in St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 10 Fox Hill Road, Tuxedo Park, New York. Memorial contributions may be made to Feed the Children P.O. Box 36, Oklahoma City, OK 73101. The cremation of Christel has been entrusted to Thomas F. Flynn and the staff of Flynn Funeral & Cremation Memorial Centers, Inc., 139 Stage Road, Monroe, NY 10950. For directions to St. Mary's Church or to offer an online memorial please visit www.flynnfh.com