Karen Dearing

KAREN DEARING GRIFFITH, IN Karen Dearing, 66, from Griffith, IN passed away unexpectedly February 28, 2015. She is survived by her sister-in-law Eulah Dearing; her nephew Robert Dearing and his daughter Hope; her niece Monica Stemle and her many friends. Karen was originally from southern Indiana, but lived in the Calumet Region for more than 40 years. She graduated with Bachelors and Masters degrees from Indiana University. She was a dedicated biology teacher for the School City of Hammond for many years. She began her career at Hammond Tech and retired from George Rogers Clark MS/HS. During her career, Karen was a middle school volleyball coach, science Olympiad coach, class sponsor and a Clark building representative for the Hammond Teachers Federation. She belonged to the Hammond Clark retired teachers lunch bunch, the birthday club and was a member of RCHTF (Retired Chapter of the Hammond Teachers Federation). Karen enjoyed her cats, reading and creative baking. She was a kind and generous person with a great sense of humor. She was also very proud of her Cherokee heritage. She will be missed by her family and friends. Visitation will be at the Solan Pruzin Funeral Home, 14 Kennedy Ave. Schererville, IN (corner Main & Kennedy) Schererville from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday March 11, 2015 with a memorial service at 12:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the family or the Calumet Area Humane Society. solanpruzinfuneralhome.com