Karmen Kay (Mathews) McPHERREN

MCPHERREN, MATHEWS, WALLACE, BAUER, VRCHOTICKY, SANTEE, HIBNER, WILLIS, HUINKER, MCLOUGHLIN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 4/27/2016 at 18:51:37

January 8, 1954 ---- April 16, 2016

Karmen Kay McPherren (Mathews), 62, of Clear Lake, died Saturday, April 16, 2016, at the Oakwood Care Center. Karmen was born on Jan. 8, 1954, to Rosemary and Don Mathews in Thornton. She is survived by children Kellie Wallace and Matt Bauer in Brownsburg, IN and Adelphi, MD; grandchildren Brittany Vrchoticky and Casey Santee in Charles City, and Topeka, KS; great-grandchildren Benjamin Willis and Aaliyah Hibner in Charles City; siblings Jolene Huinker and Kirk Mathews in Anamosa and Hampton, and long-time companion John McLoughlin in Ft. Dodge.

Before settling in Clear Lake, Karmen lived a multifaceted life that ranged from a stop in California to mother and homemaker in Belmond, IA. As a young mother she was very involved with the church and regularly sang in the choir. She also worked as an office assistant in Garner, at PSI in Belmond, started a massage therapy practice in Hampton, and managed entertainment bookings for the former Backstreet Blues Club in Clear Lake.

A closed service will be held near Thornton on Saturday, April 23. A celebration of life gathering will follow from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Veranda Room at the Best Western in Clear Lake. All that knew and loved Karmen are encouraged to attend.

Mason City Globe Gazette -- Mason City, IA
April 19, 2016