Gypsy Rose Blanchard attends private memorial for late fiancé Ken Urker after his unexpected death

Gypsy Rose Blanchard joined family members for an intimate, private viewing honoring her late ex-fiancé, Ken Urker, over the weekend.

The reality star, along with Urker’s mother, two of his sisters and his brother, gathered in Louisiana Saturday to pay their final respects, according to TMZ.

Blanchard and Urker’s daughter, Aurora, who will be 2 in December, was also in attendance, the outlet reported, noting that Urker’s sister Autumn, who has accused Blanchard of lying about details surrounding Urker’s death, was reportedly not present.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard attended a private viewing honoring her late ex-fiancé, Ken Urker, over the weekend. (The former couple pictured together above in happier times.) gypsyroseblanchard/Instagram
Blanchard (seen above in 2025) was with some of Urker’s family members in Louisiana on Saturday for the memorial. Instagram / @gypsyrose.ig

Blanchard, per the outlet, wore a black dress and a necklace Urker gave her to commemorate their second anniversary, and was reportedly given time alone with him to say goodbye.

The outlet also reported that Aurora recognized her father at the viewing, and heartbreakingly said, “Daddy.”

The “difficult” day was followed by a Sunday lunch at IHOP for Blanchard and Urker’s relatives, sources told TMZ. Plans are being made for the care of his dog, Parker, with one of Urker’s siblings reportedly taking the pet home in the meantime.

Blanchard was reportedly given private time to say goodbye to Urker. (Urker’s Louisiana home is seen above.) BACKGRID
The couple’s 1-year-old daughter, Aurora, was reportedly at the viewing and recognized her father. (Urker’s Louisiana residence is seen above.) Shabba / BACKGRID

Urker was found unresponsive at a home in Louisiana on his 34th birthday, TMZ first reported on Oct. 1. He was discovered by a family member after he didn’t respond when Blanchard texted him “happy birthday.”

Page Six reported that Blanchard and Urker had quietly ended their relationship about a month before his death. Blanchard claimed in a statement that Urker died of a suspected overdose and said that she was “in disbelief.”

The couple met as pen pals in 2017 while Blanchard was incarcerated for her role in the 2015 murder of her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard.

They got engaged in October 2018, but called it quits in August 2019.

Urker was found unresponsive at a home in Louisiana on his 34th birthday. He’s seen above in 2025 with Blanchard and their daughter, Aurora. gypsyrose.ig/Instagram
Page Six previously reported that Blanchard and Urker, who originally met in 2017 as pen pals while she was in prison, broke up about a month before his death. gypsyrose.insta/Instagram

Blanchard then married Ryan Anderson in July 2022 while still in prison, but the two split in March 2024, just three months after she was released. Their divorce was finalized later that year, and Blanchard subsequently rekindled her romance with Urker.

Blanchard and Urker welcomed Aurora in December of 2024.

“Ken was an amazing father and a man who was deeply loved,” Blanchard said of Urker following his death. “He will forever be my soulmate and my red string, a connection that time, distance, and even death can never erase.”

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