Karen MacDonald

Karen MacDonald

Karen MacDonald Obituary

Published by Chapel of the Hills on Oct. 13, 2019.
Karen was born on February 16, 1954 and passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2019. Karen graduated from St. Luke's Nursing School in San Francisco in 1977 and worked as an RN and Charge Nurse for 38 years. Karen served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force from 1980 to 1986 and was stationed in Dayton Ohio where she met the love of her life, Ronald J. MacDonald. Services will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday October 19, 2019 at Chapel of the Hills, 1331 Lincoln Way, Auburn, Calif., followed by a reception at the Chapel. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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Debra Lyon

October 17, 2019

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.
I regret that I cannot be at the services to honor Karen.
I am grateful for the years we worked together. I truly cherish my work family.

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