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Karen Hirsch Obituary

Hirsch, Karen (Nee Kangas) Age 58, of Knoxville, TN, and formerly of Longmont, CO, passed away on Friday, June 8, 2007 at St. Mary's Holston Health and Rehabilitation Center. Survivors include her children, Laurel Hirsch of Knoxville, TN and Andrew Hirsch of Longmont, CO, their father, Thomas Hirsch of Longmont, CO, mother, Frances Kangas of Beaver Dam, WI, brother, Kevin (Carolyn) Kangas of Waukegan, IL, her companion, Kurt Kemper of Knoxville, TN and many relatives and friends. Karen was preceded in death by her father Arnie Kangas. Karen worked as an administrative assistant for the American Society of Quality Control in Milwaukee and as a career counselor for Workforce Boulder County, CO. Originally from Waukegan, IL, Karen graduated from Waukegan Township High School in 1967 and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Concordia College, WI, in 1993. Funeral services have taken place in Knoxville, TN.

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Published by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Jun. 14, 2007.

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Laurie

November 20, 2024

Hi mom, I miss you so much. I love you forever. I wish you could meet your granddaughter. Love, Laurie

Marilyn Cook

June 17, 2007

Dear Fran, Kevin & Family,
You are in my thoughts and prayers...our families were close back in my childhood; I remember Karen as a very kind girl.
Marilyn Sihvonen Cook

Joni Chavez-Archuleta

June 13, 2007

Karen was an amazing person. I'll remember her for her constant positive outlook, even when things weren't going well. She gave me great advice and I admired her. I'll miss her and keep her in my heart and will keep her family in my prayers, too. Karen, you're one in a million! I love you!

Vicki Buck

June 13, 2007

Karen was a loved co-worker, mentor, friend to me. I treasure her memory more than you could know. Her laughter knowledge and intuitive presence will be with me for a life time. Knowing her
has made me a better person. I will always love Karen.

Pearl Trever

June 12, 2007

Dear
Kurt and Karen's Family - I had the opportunity to work closely with
Karen at Workforce. Karen had a great sense of humor as well as a keen sense of understanding people. I appreciated her intelligence, her
honesty and her great sense of fairness to everyone. I loved Karen and I will miss her.

Linda Watts

June 11, 2007

Dear Kurt and family,

I am so sorry to hear of Karen's passing. We worked together at Workforce, and she was such a sweet, vibrant, wonderful woman. She put up a good fight against a very unfair opponent. My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this difficult time.

Sincerely, Linda Watts

Christine Johnson

June 11, 2007

Dear Kurt and Karen's Family, I worked with Karen at Workforce Boulder County. She was a very intelligent woman with a sense of humor. I am sorry that things did not have a happier outcome in her new home, but I know she is at peace. Sincerely, Chris Johnson

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