Karen Margaret (Christensen) Duff-Ham (2014)

DUFF-HAM, CHRISTENSEN, DUFF, HAM, LENTZ, DUFF-JIPP, LIGHT, REYES, JIPP

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart (email)
Date: 3/12/2014 at 12:03:16

Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, March 12, 2014

KAREN HAM, Winterset

Karen Margaret Ham 89, of Winterset, IA, died March 10, 2014 at Care Center South in Winterset after a long illness.

Following cremation, a Memorial Service will be 2:00 PM Saturday, March 15 at McCalley-Collins Funeral Home in Winterset.

Karen was born June 4, 1924 in Adair County to Blanche (Miller) and Mouritz Christensen.  She grew up in Hanley, IA and went to school in St. Charles and Winterset High finishing her education with a GED.

She married Don Ham July 30, 1981 in Winterset. 

She worked at various occupations, including a hemp mill, plastic factory and CNA doing whatever was needed at that time of her life.  She loved her flowers, quilting, crocheting and especially her family.

Karen was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and one sister.  She is survived by her husband, Don; three sons, Gary (Linda) Lintz, Gail (Terry) Duff, Lynn (Debbie) Duff; two daughters, Sherry (Steve) Duff-Jipp, and Marlene Duff; five step-children, Charlene (Michael) Craig, Clinton (Joyce) Ham, John Ham, Martin (Sheryl) Ham, Glenn (Chris) Ham; numerous grand-children, great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild, five sisters and one brother..

Memorials may be directed to the Middle River Hospice.  Online condolences may be left at mccalleyfuneralhome.com
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The Fairfield Ledger
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Page 8

Karen Margaret Duff-Ham

Karen Margaret Duff-Ham, 89, of Winterset, died Monday, March 10, 2014.

A memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. Saturday at McCalley-Collins Funeral Home in Winterset.

A luncheon will follow the service at Four Square Gospel Church in Winterset.

Karen was born June 4, 1924, in Adair County, Iowa, to Blanche Miller Christenson and Mourtiz Christensen. She was the oldest of 11 children.

Karen was married to Gail Duff of Patterson, Iowa, for 34 years and was the mother of five children: Gary Lentz (Linda) of Illinois, Gail Duff Jr. (Terri) of California, Lynn Duff (Deb) of South Dakota, Sherry Duff-Jipp (Steve) of Richland, Iowa, and Marlene Duff of North Carolina.

Survivors include her five children, 15 grandchildren, including five from Fairfield, Iowa; Dana Light, Elizabeth Leona Light(deceased), Faith Reyes, Ronnie Light, Kristen Light and Christian Jipp; 26 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Karen enjoyed quilting, gardening and spending time with her family.

In her earlier years, she was a CNA in Winterset. She also worked in a hemp plant with her mother in the 1940s.

Karen was a loving mother, but she did demand respect. She expected that if you walked into a home, you take off your hat. If not, she would gently remind you.

She would say, "I mean what I say, and I say what I mean." What a feisty girl.
-PAID OBITUARY-

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