Karen Harter
April 26, 2017
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Karen Rose Harter, 53, died Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at her home with her family at her side after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born August 14, 1963 to Bernard and Esther (Meier) Kajewski in Waterloo, Iowa.
Karen graduated from Dunkerton High School and earned her BA from the University of Northern Iowa. She retired from Century Link in 2015 after 22 years of service and was a member of Ss. John & Paul Catholic Church.
Karen was united in marriage to Joe in 1984. She had two children, Amanda (Joe) Tollari and Cory (Tamara) Harter. She was an avid gardener and spent lots of time tending to her many flower gardens. Anyone that knew her was the recipient of a bouquet of her handiwork. But her real passion was tending to her little flowers named Autumn, Colby, Kingston, and Natalia.
We will always love and miss our beautiful wife, mother, and grandmother.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 28, 2017 at Ss. John & Paul Catholic Church, 1401 1st Ave S, Altoona, with private burial at Altoona Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday, April 27, 2017 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at Hamilton’s Altoona Funeral Home, 105 4th St. SW, in Altoona.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hope Lodge, 411 2nd Street NW, Rochester, MN 55904 or Scintillon Institute/MEF2C/Autism Research-Lipton Lab, Attn. Development Department, 6404 Nancy Ridge Drive, San Diego, CA 92121.
Online condolences may be expressed at
www.hamiltonsfuneralhome.com
Jeff, Lisa, and Spencer Gift
04/26/2017
We are so very sorry, Cory, Tamara, and all of your family. From your neighbors across the street. Please let us know if you need anything. Thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Jim Campbell
04/26/2017
Sorry at the loss of Karen, my condolences to Esther and the Kajewski and Harter families. As a life long friend and neighbor of the Kajewski family my payer and thoughts are for all of you. May God bless and watch over Karen's family.
Cheri Brown
04/26/2017
So sorry Joe and family for your loss. Such an awful disease. May you find comfort in your love for each other and for her.
Mary and Mike Keefer and family
04/26/2017
What a loss for the Harter and Kajewski families! As a first cousin, one of many cousins in Karen's life, I know her as a kind, caring, wonderful woman. She left us all way too young. So glad she had time to be a grandmother, which I know she really loved. Hugs to all the family!
Dan Ritchie
04/26/2017
So sorry for your loss. Karen had a huge heart and a giving soul.
Kim DeLong Miller
04/26/2017
Karen was a sweet girl I knew in school. Thoughts and prayers to her family.
Joyce
04/26/2017
Knowing Karen was a privilege and a delight. Karen was warm, kind, funny, loving and creative beyond
measure. She and Joe raised my favorite niece named Amanda and my favorite nephew named Cory who are bright, kind, fine, lovely people. Karen reveled in being a grandparent. The joy she found in Autumn, Colby, Kingston and Natalia was palpable.
I always enjoyed talking with Karen and spending time with her. I shall miss her dearly.
Virginia (Jinny)Schwartz
04/26/2017
Gloria and family,
So sorry. Having coffee, we just spoke of what a wonderful, giving person your sister was.
God Bless, Jinny & Rick Schwartz
Patti Pruismann
04/26/2017
I've truly never met a more kind-hearted and lovely woman. She always had kind words for everyone and could see the beauty and goodness in everyone. I will miss you dear lady. She'll forever be with you.
Susan Pfiffner Schultz and Tony Schultz
04/26/2017
We are so sorry to hear about Karen's passing. As I classmate, I can definitely say she will be missed and always be remember fondly among the Class of '81. Our prayers and thoughts are with you.
Halder Family
04/26/2017
Karen was an amazing woman! Our thoughts and prayers are with her family.
Heidi Nieuwenhuis (Gary and Jayne's daughter)
04/26/2017
Dear Joe, Amanda, and Corey,
We are so very sorry to hear about Karen's passing. As I'm sure it's a relief that she is out of pain, I can't imagine the heart break of losing her. She was such a sweet lady. You are all in my heart at this sad time.