Karen Rose Sermersheim

February 27, 1943 - July 27, 2020

Dateline Jasper, Indiana Karen Rose Sermersheim, age 77, of Jasper, Indiana, formerly of Hickory, North Carolina, passed away at 6:00 a.m. on Monday, July 27, 2020, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. Karen was born in Jasper, Indiana, on February 27, 1943, to Wilfred "Betts" and Josepha R. (Gutgsell) Sermersheim. She was a 1961 graduate of Jasper High School. She attended St. Benedict College and VUJC. She worked in the offices of Aristokraft in Jasper for 12 years and moved to Hickory, North Carolina, and worked for King Hickory Furniture in the data order entry and invoicing departments for 32 years and part time in the deli of Lowe's Foods in Hickory, North Carolina. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Jasper, Indiana. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, oil painting, and watching the St. Louis Cardinals and the PGA. She was a volunteer with Meals on Wheels in Hickory, North Carolina, for seven years. She loved and enjoyed her cats and all animals. Surviving are her sister, Jane (Karen Andry) Sermersheim, Griffin, IN, her brother, Scott (Rosemary) Sermersheim, Taylorsville, NC, brother-in-law, Gerald (Barbara) Otto, Jasper, IN, brother-in-law, Kenneth (Roseann) Klein, Kernersville, NC, nephews, Chris (Jayme) Otto, Jasper, IN, Todd Klein, Hickory, NC, Ethan Sermershiem, Boone, NC, and nieces, Colonel Keriann Klein, Gainesville, VA, Emily Sermersheim, Winston-Salem, NC, eight great nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death besides her parents are two sisters, Diana Klein and Janet Otto. Private family services were held at Becher-Kluesner Funeral Home in Jasper, Indiana. Memorial contributions may be made to the Dubois County Humane Society, the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, or the wishes of the family. Online condolences may be made at www.becherkluesner.com