Karen J. Johnson Obituary (1953 - 2014)

Karen J. Johnson, 60 years of age, of Beatrice, NE passed away at the Good Samaritan Center in Beatrice Saturday morning, February 1, 2014. She was born on April 16, 1953 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to George and Vera (Green) Casady. Karen was a 1971 graduate of Putnam County High School in Unionville, MO, and received her BA in Science from Northeast Missouri State University. She had been married to Tom Fowler and they had one son, Ian Fowler. Karen had been employed as a nurse at several hospitals in the Kansas City area, and has lived in Beatrice since 2004. Karen and Dan Johnson were married on June 11, 20o5. She enjoyed reading, crocheting, traveling, her kittens, following the USC football team, and sea shell hunting. Survivors include her husband Dan; son Dr. Ian Fowler of San Diego, CA; and several cousins including Jane Halley and husband David of Unionville, MO., Loralee Casady of Kansas City, and Kaye Hoffman of Waterloo, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her parents George and Vera (Green) Casady; and an infant son Patrick Edward Fowler. Memorial services and burial of her ashes will be held in Unionville, MO at a later date. A memorial has been established to the Beatrice Humane Society with the funeral home in charge. Sign Karen's online guest book at www.ghchapel.com. These services have been entrusted to the Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel, 708 N. 6th Street in Beatrice, NE, 68310.