Karen Lou Forrer ( nee: Kuykendall), 80, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at her residence in Lebanon, OH, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Karen was born in Fort Lewis Washington, but her heart belonged in Kansas. Karen spent her childhood years in Manhattan Kansas, with a brief few years as a teenager in Topeka. After graduating from Topeka High she went on to attend Kansas State University and joined the sorority Gamma Phi Beta. Soon Karen met Sam through mutual friends and were married in 1963. After a few years of marriage, she and Sam settled in Ulysses Kansas, raised their 2 children and remained active residents until 2000 when Sam retired from the Grant County Bank. She loved her family, reading, classical music, gardening and needlework. Karen was an active member of the United Methodist Women's Circle who provided meals and prayer to those in need.

She is survived by her husband of nearly 60 years, Howard Samuel Forrer, 2 children and their spouses, LeAnne Conway (Forrer) and Dave and Christian Forrer and Kristy, her sister, Judy Burget, 6 grandchildren and 7 great -grandchildren.

Visitation, Saturday, September 3, 2022 from 10:30 AM-11:00 AM, with a service beginning at 11:00 AM, all at the Otterbein Lebanon Chapel. In memory of Karen, donations may be sent to the Warren County Humane Association. https://www.homelesspets.org/end-of-the-year-giving