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Ken Urker’s family extends olive branch to Gypsy Rose Blanchard with funeral invite

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Ryan, T. (2026, October 6). Ken Urker’s family extends olive branch to Gypsy Rose Blanchard with funeral invite. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/10/06/celebrity-news/ken-urkers-family-extends-olive-branch-to-gypsy-rose-blanchard-with-funeral-invite/

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Gypsy Rose Blanchard has been invited to attend the funeral of her former fiancé, Ken Urker, by his family in Texas. Despite initial tensions, Urker’s mother and siblings reportedly do not blame Blanchard for Urker's death and there is no reported tension between them. Urker was found unresponsive at a Louisiana home on October 1st, his 34th birthday, with drugs and drug paraphernalia present. After Urker’s passing, Blanchard started an online petition advocating for “Kenan’s Law” to combat cyberbullying, which she claims her fiancé experienced prior to his death.

Written by AI on 2026-10-06, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Gypsy Rose Blanchard, a convicted murderer and star of "Life After Lock Up," has been invited to attend the funeral of her ex-fiancé Ken Urker by his family in Texas. Despite initial statements from Urker’s sister suggesting disgust towards Blanchard, insiders report there is no tension between them. Urker's parents do not blame Blanchard for their son’s death and even Urker’s mother, Raina, reportedly likes her. Blanchard expressed openness to attending the funeral but also wants to hold a separate memorial in Louisiana for family members who cannot make it to Texas. The event in Louisiana was attended by Urker's mother, two sisters, his brother, and their 1-year-old daughter Aurora, while Urker’s sister Autumn did not attend.

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Gypsy Rose Blanchard has been invited to her on-again, off-again fiancé Ken Urker’s funeral by his family. asserted

Blanchard → invite → family

Urker’s relatives have extended an olive branch to the “Life After Lock Up” alum by inviting her ex’s funeral services in Texas, which is where Urker is from, family sources told TMZ. asserted

sources → extend → TMZ

Despite Urker’s sister claiming her family is “disgusted” with Blanchard for her public statement following his death, insiders told the outlet there is “no tension” between the reality star and her ex’s family. Additionally, Urker’s parents don’t blame Blanchard for their son’s death and his mom, Raina, actually likes the convicted murderer. asserted

mom → claim → murderer

Blanchard is reportedly “open” to attending the funeral but also wants to hold one in Louisiana for her family members who can’t attend the one in Texas. uncertain

who → attend → Texas

The “My Time to Stand” author, Urker’s mother, two of his sisters and his brother came together in Louisiana to pay their final respects, TMZ reported. asserted

TMZ → stand → respects

However, the outlet reported that Urker’s sister Autumn was not present. asserted

sister → report → ?

As Page Six previously reported, Urker was found unresponsive at a home in Louisiana on his 34th birthday on Oct. 1. asserted

Urker → report → Oct.

Urker was reportedly discovered by a family member after he didn’t respond when Blanchard texted him “happy birthday.” uncertain

Blanchard → discover → birthday

Page Six exclusively reported that Urker — who had quietly split from Blanchard a month before his death — was found with drugs, drug paraphernalia and a handgun at the time of his death. asserted

who → report → death

Ken’s sister Autumn accused Blanchard of lying about the circumstances surrounding Ken’s death — specifically disputing claims that he was found only after he failed to respond to a text from her wishing him a happy birthday. uncertain

he → accuse → birthday

Blanchard replied to Autumn’s allegations, telling Us Weekly that they have had “significant tension” for a while. asserted

they → reply → while

After Urker’s death, Blanchard started an online petition to pass “Kenan’s Law” to fight online harassment. asserted

Blanchard → start → harassment

“Before his passing, Ken experienced an overwhelming amount of online scrutiny and what we believed crossed the line into targeted harassment and cyberbullying,” Blanchard claimed. asserted

Blanchard → experience → harassment

Conversation Your voice matters. asserted

voice → matter → ?

Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted

Discussions → moderate → civility

Ken Urker’s family extends olive branch to Gypsy Rose Blanchard with funeral invite

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