Alexandra Engler

Alexandra Engler, 42, died violently at her home Friday, Sept. 24, 2010. She was born in Hamilton, Ohio, and spent her early years in upstate New York graduating from Unatego High School in Otego, N.Y. She attended SUNY Binghamton and SUNY Albany, graduating from LSU. She was attending Southern Medical studying for advancement in her ultrasound career. She is survived by her daughter, Ariana Engler. She leaves Ariana's father, Johnny Adriani, of Baton Rouge, and Bridgeport, Conn.; mother and stepfather, Bonnie Hunt and Robert Maloney, of Holderness, N.H.; and beloved grandmother, Dorothy Engler, of Port Clinton, Ohio. She was predeceased by her father, William D. Engler, in 1986. Her daughter, Ariana, was the absolute love of her life. That love extended to her grandmother whom she adored and her wonderful neighbor, Mary Kuntz. Her pride and joy was the little house on Beauregard Street which she was always improving inside and out. Her vocation was a combination of helping people and using her great artistic ability. She combined those qualities in her ultrasound work. Sensitive, bright and caring - a light has truly been extinguished far too early. Visitation at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Pope Hall, on Wednesday, Sept. 29, from 11 a.m. until service at noon. An additional memorial service in New Hampshire will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to a scholarship at St. Luke's School, Baton Rouge, in memory of Alexandra or the Circle Program in Plymouth, N.H., a mentoring program for young girls.