Elvira Diane Cankar Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Elvira Diane Cankar of Kenosha, Wisconsin, who passed away on November 26, 2025, at the age of 82, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Elvira Diane Cankar to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Nels Tahtinen and Ellen Tahtinen (Helin); her brothers, Roy Tahtinen (Nora) and Donald Tahtinen (Dawn); her nephew Dean Tahtinen; her niece Kellie Tahtinen; and her sisters-in-law, Kay Ohlson (Richard) and Connie Braun.
She is survived by: her husband Douglas J. Cankar; her children, Denise Olson (Christopher), Dana Martin (David) and Donald Cankar; her grandchildren, Jordan Olson, Alyssa Olson, Zachary Olson, Seth Martin, Reagan Martin, Kayla DesVoignes (James), Wesley Burgmeier (Chelsea) and Haley Crawford (Jordan); her great grandchildren, Georgia, Cora, Parker, Lincoln, Payton, Adeline and Crawford; her sister Eva Lundstrom (Wayne); her siblings-in-law, Anita Peebles (Alan) and Michael Braun; and her close friends, Gene, Kaye Anthony, Todd, Kelly Burgmeier and Susan Montgomery. She is also survived by nieces and nephews.
