Karen
Britten, 55
Karlstad
- Karen Britten, 55, died Monday, February 25,
2002 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks,
N.D.
Memorial
services were held Friday, March 1, at 10 a.m. at
First 
Lutheran
Church in Karlstad with Rev. Gary Halverson
officiating. Jeff Britten presented the eulogy.
Kirstin Olson was the organist, and Wendy
Blazejewski was the soloist. Special music was also
provided by First Lutheran Church Choir.
Arrangements were with Collins Funeral Home of
Karlstad.
Karen
Ann Zimdars was born on July 7, 1946 at
Bloomington, the daughter of Ed and Vera (Johnson)
Zimdars. She grew up in Bloomington and graduated
from Lincoln High School. Karen also attended
Bethany College at Mankato for two
years.
On
July 15, 1972, she was united in marriage to James
Britten at Bloomington. The couple had since
resided at Karlstad where Karen had been employed
at Karlstad Farmers Elevator for the past 20
years.
Karen
was a member of First Lutheran Church where she
enjoyed singing in the choir. She also enjoyed
other community activities, including softball and
later golf. She was a member of the Birthday Club
and enjoyed spending time with her
friends.
Survivors
include her husband, Jim; two sons, Jeff (Becky) of
Miltona and Marcus of Fargo, N.D.; three
grandchildren; her father, Ed Zimdars of Solona
Beach, Calif.; two sisters, Kristine (Jerry)
Engholm of Bloomington and Nancy (Ken) Seidel of
Oldsmar, Fla.; a brother, Mark (Terri) of
Olivenhain, Calif.; and many nieces, nephews, and
other relatives.
Karen
was preceded in death by her mother.
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