Gypsy Rose Blanchard will attend Ken Urker’s funeral in Texas, according to a source who spoke to Page Six. Despite public tensions with Urker’s sister, Autumn Urker, the insider confirmed that Blanchard plans to be present at the family’s memorial service. The source stated, "Yes, she plans to go," and added that Blanchard has felt supported by Urker’s family during their mourning. "Gypsy and his family are fine and have been grieving together," the source noted, mentioning that she has been welcomed to the funeral.
Blanchard, 35, recently attended a small viewing for Urker in Louisiana. However, tensions remain between her and Autumn Urker, who has publicly criticized Blanchard. Autumn claimed to the Daily Mail that the Urker family is “disgusted” with Blanchard’s behavior following Ken’s death and alleged that Blanchard was lying about Ken’s communication prior to his passing. In response, Blanchard stated, “At this time, I do not want the focus surrounding Ken’s passing to become centered on negativity or disagreements between Autumn and me.”
Blanchard acknowledged the existing tension, noting that Autumn did not approve of her relationship with Ken and that there had been significant public comments made by Autumn prior to his death. Blanchard also denied Autumn’s claims regarding her communication with Ken’s family, asserting that her interactions with them have been positive and respectful.
According to Page Six, Blanchard and Ken had broken up prior to his death, having started living separately two months before and officially splitting a month before he passed. They were reportedly co-parenting their one-year-old daughter, Aurora, and maintained communication regarding her care. The breakup was attributed to Ken’s struggles with mental health issues.
Ken Urker was found dead in his Louisiana home on October 1, which was also his 34th birthday. The Lafourche Parish Public Information Officer stated that foul play is not suspected. A police report indicated that Ken was found with drug paraphernalia and a firearm. Blanchard later shared on social media that Ken died of a suspected overdose, although an official cause of death has not yet been released. She highlighted Ken’s struggles with cyberbullying and urged her followers to support an online harassment petition in his memory.
Blanchard and Urker met in 2017 while she was incarcerated for the murder of her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard. They became engaged a year later, briefly separated, and Blanchard married Ryan Scott Anderson in 2022. After their marriage ended, she and Ken rekindled their relationship and welcomed their daughter in late 2024.