Elaine was born on November 2, 1945, to Virginia Jeanette Simmons and John Emerson Long. The youngest of three daughters. She was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, and later moved to Illinois, where she was a long-time resident of Berwyn.

Elaine was preceded in Death by her loving husband Michael Feuerabend "Big Mike" and her niece Isabelle Schuyler-Sue Jones.

She is survived by her sister Cynthia (Long) Jones; her nephew Kevin E. Jones; her stepchildren Jason (Lisa) & Linzey Feuerabend, who she loved as her own; She is also survived by nieces and nephews through marriage of James E. Jones (Brother in-law). She loved and helped raise them.

Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at the First Baptist Church of Oak Park, 820 Ontario Street, Oak Park, IL. Fellowship at 10:30 am, funeral service 11:00 am.