Karen Ryan

August 27, 1940 — December 4, 2013

Karen K. Miller was born August 27, 1940 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Linn S. and Daisy G. Miller. She attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs where she graduated third in her class. She then attended Northwest Missouri State College in Maryville, MO earning a bachelors degree, played in the band and met Jack whom she later married after his stint in the Air Force. She was an All-State vocalist in Iowa and taught at Thomas Jefferson and then in Berthoud, CO where she put Jack through college as he was working on his Masters Degree at Colorado State University. Karen and Jack were married at the Broadway Christian Church in Council Bluffs on July 25th and spent 47 years teaching in Spencer, Iowa were they made their home at 1225 1st Ave West in Spencer. Karen was preceded in death by her brother, John S. Miller and nephew, Travis S. Miller. She is survived by her husband, Jack; sister, Doris Lee Thomas of Dallas, TX; brother, Robert of Appleton City, MO, brother, George of Council Bluffs, IA and niece Peggy of Dallas, TX. Karen was the consummate teacher and wife who will be missed by all who knew and loved her. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established by the family.

SERVICES

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 14 at First Congregational Church in Spencer, IA.

OFFICIATING

Pastor Thomas Van Tassell Pastor Wendy Van Tassell

CASKET BEARERS

All of the Faculty, Staff and Students of Spencer Community Schools, Past and Present

VISITATION

Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m., Friday, December 13 with the family present from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at First Congregational Church in Spencer.

MUSIC

Organist: Elina Ozolins Special Music by Jack and his friends.

INTERMENT

Riverside Cemetery Spencer, Iowa Karen and Jack will be eventually buried together in a common grave.

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