Karen Giesen Obituary
PARSHALL- Karen Donna Giesen, 50, Parshall, died peacefully Feb. 7, 2006, surrounded by family, after a courageous battle with melanoma. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at First Lutheran Church, Parshall. Burial will be in the Parshall Cemetery.
Public visitation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. today in the Veterans Memorial Hall, Parshall.
Karen was born to Raymond and Donna Deutsch on Jan. 30, 1956, at Trinity Hospital, Minot. Karen was raised and educated in Plaza, and graduated from Plaza High School in 1974. She married Jerry Giesen Aug. 9, 1974, in Plaza. They then moved to Minot, where she attended Minot State College and earned her secretarial degree. In 1976, they moved to Parshall and started their family. Here they raised their three children, whom she was most proud of. Karen provided daycare for many years in Parshall and molded many young lives. In 1992, she went to work at Lakeside State Bank in New Town. Karen truly enjoyed her work and developed many special relationships over her 14 years. Karen worked at the Parshall Resource Center, which she found very rewarding.
Karen was a member of the Parshall First Lutheran Church, where she taught Sunday School for many years. She was a past member of the Parshall Women of Today.
Karen was active with the Parshall Dive and Rescue and was an EMT for the Parshall Ambulance. One of her greatest accomplishments is that sh graduated from Fort Berthold Community College in December 2005, earning her Energy Technology Associates degree, which she completed while battling her cancer.
Karen was a wonderful wife, mother, sister and friend to many. Her beautiful smile will be missed by her husband, Jerry, Parshall; her parents, Ray and Donna Deutsch, Plaza; her two daughters, Kimberly (Aaron) Mjelstad, Minnetrista, Minn., and Sasha (Mark) Lee, Las Vegas; her son, Jeremy Giesen, Bismarck; her grandson, Aidan Mjelstad; one granddaughter on the way; her three brothers, Dennis (Debra) Deutsch, Plaza, Gary Deutsch, Bismarck, and Don Deutsch, Plymouth, Minn.; her two sisters Judy Deutsch, Plaza, and Renae Deutsch, Plaza; and many uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews. (Eastgate FuneralService, Bismarck)
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Jim & Carol Johnson
February 11, 2006
To all of Karen's family, our sincere sympathy. She was a lovely person with a wonderful smile who would help anyone in need. We know she will be missed by everyone who knew her. May God Bless all of you at this special time.
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Fr. Roger Synek
February 11, 2006
Please know that you are all in my prayers.
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Alice and Ken Huber
February 10, 2006
Jerry and Family, It is with great regret that I read of Karen's passing this morning. She has been on our minds and in our prayer's since learning of her fast moving cancer this passed summer. I wish I had known she was here in Bismarck, I surely would have gone to visit with her. Our thoughts will be with you all, and of course if there is anything we can do to help the pain go away give us a ring or just stop by. Karen will be missed by everyone as she touched so many peoples hearts...
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