Denise Marie Karst
August 22, 1965 ~ November 15, 2022
Denise Marie Karst, 57, loving daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother, died Tuesday, November 15, 2022. Rosary will be at 7:00 pm, Friday, November 18, 2022, Funeral Mass 10:00 am, Saturday, November 19, 2022, both at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. Survived by her husband, Terry Karst; Parents, Dennis and Judy Dusek; daughters, Kara (Christopher) Lewis, Courtney (Andrew) Wright; son, Brian Karst; sisters, Stephanie Longtin, Renee Encerti; brothers, Derek (Polly) Dusek, Ryan Dusek; grandchildren, Brynlee Lewis and Brody Lewis. In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established with: Victory In The Valley, 3755 E. Douglas Ave., Wichita, KS 67218 and Center of Hope, P. O. Box 3237, Wichita, KS 67201. Downing & Lahey Mortuary - West Chapel.
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Her smiling face at SEAS will be greatly missed! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
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Prayers to the Karst family. I worked with Terry @ 3P /Thayer for a stretch and have known the Dusek family legacy through my dad’s band director time for years. So sorry for your loss.
Carey Tiger Craig
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I have so many fond memories of Denise growing up. One memory was when Denny and Judy graciously allowed me to spend the summer at their home. I remember Denise telling us scary stories in the tent as we camped outside. I still have a small scar on my left arm from us playing a chasing game. The home base was the back sliding door. I was running to home base and my arm when right through the sliding glass door. I kinda ruined our fun for the night and spoiled our camping outside opportunities for the summer.
Thank you for that memory
I worked with Denise for many years, and she was one of those extremely rare individuals. Her commitment to succeeding, and achieving the goals she had set for herself was second to none. She accomplished those goals with relentless effort, and long hours of amazing quality of performance to the details. She did all of that and still maintained the important human element of connecting with people and those important relationships. She never hesitated to be honest and direct and for me that was something I did and will always admire about her. In tough times we all need someone like that in our lives and I’m sure the people that were closest to her will feel that void for many many years to come.
As we say farewell to our loved ones we entrust them into your care. We pray for happiness and joy to be ahead of them, for wisdom and guidance to be beside them, and for grace and truth to be behind them, pushing them onwards into your goodness. We know that you will always love and protect them, wherever they go.
May you Rest In Peace!
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Judy, Denny, Terry & her children, Stephanie, Derek, Renee, Ryan, and the rest of your family, you have my deepest sympathy. Denise was a beautiful person inside and out. She was such a fighter and held on as long as she could. God has her in the palm of his hand now and is taking good care of her. You each have beautiful memories to keep you going, even though it will be hard without her, and she will be missed by many people. I will be unable to attend the Rosary or Service, but I will be thinking of you and praying for you. God Bless you….
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I met Denise through friends of my husband. Such a beautiful woman inside and out. I wish we could’ve seen each other before you went to be with the Lord. I’m so blessed I knew you.
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