Myrtle A. Karnes 1919-2012

KARNES BALSTER MATTINGLEY

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 8/16/2012 at 11:31:10

Sioux City Journal
April 04, 2012

Myrtle A. Karnes, 93, of Sioux City passed away Saturday, March 31, 2012, at a local care facility.

Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church, with the Rev. R. Paul Johnston officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Online condolences can be sent online to www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Myrtle, the daughter of Joseph and Pearl (Balster) Mattingley, was born on Jan. 15, 1919, in Sholes, Neb. She received her schooling in Sioux City and was a lifelong Sioux City resident.

Myrtle married Kenneth L. Karnes on Nov. 25, 1948. Kenneth passed away on April 20, 1959. She worked for several years at Sears.

She was a longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church, where she volunteered extensively. Myrtle also enjoyed quilting.

Myrtle is survived by one brother, Lyle Mattingley of Wenatchee, Wash.; one sister, Cora Yarmie of Burbank, Calif.; several nieces and nephews; and several grandnieces and grandnephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two brothers, Joseph and Deloise "Buss"; and three sisters, Dorothy, Agnes "Toby," and Pearl "Tudy."