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Jim Killen Obituary
January 22, 1934 - January 6, 2024
Owatonna, Minnesota - Jim Killen, internationally acclaimed wildlife artist, philanthropist, and conservationist, 89, of Owatonna, Minnesota, died of cancer in the early hours of January 6, 2024 at home surrounded by his loving wife, Karen and four children, Mark, Steven, John, and Katherine.
Jim's beautiful life will be celebrated at a Memorial Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Owatonna on Saturday, January 13th at noon. Visitation from 10-12.
Full obituary at https://www.michaelsonfuneral.com/
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Owatonna Art Center, Ducks Unlimited, or St. Joseph Catholic Church.
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Julie & Grant Schultz
January 8, 2024
Our deepest sympathies to the Killen family on the loss of your beloved, husband, father and grandfather. We came to know Jim & Karen when we took over Costas Candies in 2009. Jim & Karen frequented Costas on Saturday mornings for breakfast. Additionally he purchased dark almonds approximately once a month. He told us, "the doctor said if I wanted to eat chocolate it should be dark chocolate and to make it even healthier I thought I should have it with almonds. And I might as well have the best, So I eat 1 dark chocolate almond cluster from Costas everyday." We always made sure to have dark almond clusters in stock so Jim never ran out. We will miss getting a monthly call from Karen to fill a box for Jim. We all had a dark chocolate almond cluster at work in your memory Jim. May you rest in peace!
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