Karen Lea (Morch) ROBERTSON

MORCH, ROBERTSON, BAKER, NAIL, BYERS, LEACH, LOGSDON, WHITE, MCBRIDE, DUGAN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 3/27/2015 at 15:16:51

July 27, 1940 --- May 27, 2005

Karen Lea Morch Robertson went to be with Jesus Friday, May 27, 2005. Funeral services will be 11 am Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at Eastwood Open Bible Church. Burial will be at Sunset Cemetery.

Karen was born in Newton and lived most of her life in Des Moines, Iowa. She lived in Eagle Grove, Iowa for seven years, where for part of that time she delivered meals on wheels. She graduated from East High School in Des Moines and attended Open Bible College, also in Des Moines.

Karen was united in marriage to Lester Robertson at the Little Brown Church in the Vale. She was a homemaker and raised two Children and was the greatest mother that anyone could ever have had. Karen provided child care in her home and was a member of Eastwood Open Bible Church and taught children's' church and Sunday school. She loved going with her husband in the semi and had been to most of the United States. Karen also enjoyed drawing black light chalk drawings of different functions. Karen was loved by everyone.

Karen is survived by her husband, Les of Des Moines: her son Matthew (Sandy) Robertson of Hillsboro, OR; her daughter Kim (Floyd) Baker; grandchildren, Jessica, Mike and Josh Byers, Dylan Baker; one great-granddaughter, Lexi Leach; her brother, Paul Morch; sisters, Lynn (Lee) Nail, Sharon Baker; her uncle and aunt, Rev. and Mrs. Gerald Logsdon, all of Des Moines; her aunt, Clara White of Postville; her mother-in-law, Bernadine McBride; her sister-in-law, Joanie (Mike) Dugan, both of Mt Ayr. She was preceded in death by her parents, Delmar O. and Beulah (Logsdon) Morch and twin grandsons, Bruce and Brian Byers.

Des Moines Register - Iowa
May 2005