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Valerie Karr Obituary

Valerie A. Karr Pine Township Valerie Ann (Salisbury) Karr, 57, of Pine Township, Wexford, originally of Warren, died Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. She is survived by her husband of more than 26 years, Russ Karr; daughters, Anna and Emily; son, Vincent; brother, Terry Salisbury, of St. Marys; sister, Sue Salapek, of Warren; and nephew, Chris Hale. Val was a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh Nursing School and had a successful career at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, where she provided nursing care in the ICU and transport teams for 20 years. Friends will be received from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at SCHELLHAAS FUNERAL HOME, 5864 Heckert Road, Bakerstown, where funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Even though Val loved flowers and you are welcome to send them, the family requests contributions to the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh or the American Heart Association. Please pay tribute at www.schellhaasfh.com.

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Published by The Valley News Dispatch on Aug. 25, 2012.

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