Earlene Mora

Earlene L. Mora
After 84 remarkable years including 54 years as a loving wife, a caring mother and grandmother, Earlene L.  Mora, 84, of Overland Park, Kansas, lost her fight against Alzheimer’s and then Leukemia, Sunday, July 17, 2016.  A private family service will be held in her honor..
Earlene was born on April, 17, 1932, in Schramburg, Illinois.  She and her younger brother, Bob, were adopted by Albert and Beulah Blomberg in 1937  They grew up in the Chicago area until she moved to Kansas City to attend college, where she met and later married her partner in life, Dave Mora.
Earlene worked for many years during her young adult life in the record/music industry, first with the GEM stores, then as the owner/operator of Village Records in Raytown, Missouri.   The last fifteen years of her career, she worked as a bookkeeper at Roscoe TV and for Superior Healthcare.  Earlene lived with her husband of 54 years, Dave, in Raytown, Mo where they raised their family.  After retiring, they moved to South Kansas City
Earlene enjoyed fishing, gambling, Royals baseball (especially George Brett), KU Basketball, stamp collecting, holding her great-grandson, Austin, and eating ice cream.  She loved her summer vacations in Republic, Michigan, staying in the log cabin her family built when she was a young girl, sharing the wilderness with her children and grandchildren, picking wild berries, and making jelly to bring home and share with everyone!  In 1994 she was recognized for her bravery, helping to pursue and identify a bank robber while vacationing at the summer cabin.
Earlene is preceded in death by her husband David D. Mora in 2006, her brother, Robert Smith, her adopted parents and her adopted sister, Eleanor Roach.
Earlene is survived by three children, David A. Mora of Overland Park, Kansas, Robert J. Mora of Belton, Missouri and her daughter, Diane M. Mora, of Roeland Park, Kansas.
Earlene is also survived by six grandchildren, Tyler Mora, Sybil Krystine Myers, Cody Mora, Brady Mora, Tucker Mora, and Rachel Elizabeth Witte, and two great-grandchildren, Makayla and Austin.
Unimaginable gratitude goes to her son, David, and her daughter-in-law, Lora, for the many selfless years of homecare they provided to Earlene.
Earlene will be missed by many for her generosity and her homemade salsa.

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