KAREN CHAFFEE
Obituary
Karen L. Chaffee, 75, from Newton,
passed away Sunday (Sept. 10, 2017) at Harry Hynes Hospice,
surrounded by family, after a long struggle with cancer.
Karen loved being a mom and grandmother
and always put the needs of her kids and grandkids before her own.
She also loved her border collie, Rusty, who she missed dearly while
she was in the hospital. She will be missed by her family and
friends.
Karen is survived by her husband, Myron
G. Chaffee, who she married Aug. 19, 1961. She is also survived by
her children: Tammera Chaffee, Newton, Teresa Haliburton and
son-in-law William Haliburton, Skiatook, Oklahoma, and Jason Chaffee
and his fiancée Eyerusalem Amare, San Francisco; three
grandchildren: Christopher Haliburton, Natiana Chaffee and Mateo
Chaffee; brothers: Benny Unruh, Raleigh Unruh, Harold Unruh, Alan
Unruh and Doug Unruh; and one sister, Shirley Parsons.
She was preceded in death by her sons,
Dr. Bryan G. Chaffee and Myron B. Chaffee; her parents, Ben and Mabel
Unruh; and brother, Steven Unruh.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Friday
(Sept. 15, 2017) at Golden Plains Free Methodist Church in rural
Newton, with Pastor Jean Bergren and Pastor Fred Hobson presiding.
Visitation will be 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 14, 2017) at Petersen
Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Newton.
Donations can be given to the Harry
Hynes Hospice or to Doctors Without Borders in Brian Chaffee's name,
in care of Petersen Funeral Home.
