Karen L. Bauer
Bauer, Karen L., 68, loving wife, mother and grandmother, left to go to her heavenly home Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Memorial service, 10:30 A.M., Saturday, March 21, West Heights United Methodist Church followed by a graveside service at 3:00 P.M., Fairview Park Cemetery, St. John, KS. Preceded in death by parents, George and LaVerne (Gleason) Green; brothers, Gary and Warren Green. Survivors: husband, Kent; sons, Kurt of Goddard, Kris (Sarah) of Lakeville, MN; daughter, Katrina VonBevern (Drew) of Olathe; grandchildren, Jake, Kent, Rachel, Nicholas, Beau and Ryan Bauer, Alex and Katie VonBevern. Memorials established with West Heights United Methodist Church, 745 N. Westlink, Wichita, KS 67212 and American Cancer Society, 818 N. Emporia, S-100, Wichita, KS 67214. Downing Lahey Mortuary West.
Graveside service, 3:00 P.M., Saturday, March 21, Fairview Park Cemetery, St. John, KS
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Kent and family, We are saddened to hear of your loss. I always thought of Karen as someone who could do all things well…and did! Her sunny personality endeared her to all. Please accept our heartfelt sympathy as your wonderful memories and faith sustain you through these difficult times.
I was sorry ro hear about Karen. I really never got to know her personally, but I was a first cousin of her mother, LaVerne. I hadn’t heard that LaVerne had also passed away. I went to visit her in St. John a few years ago.
Kent and family, We were saddened to hear about Karen. We knew you and your family in Otter Creek and you are all in our thoughts and prayers. It was a wonderful time in our lives! Our love to all.
Kent, Our deepest sympathies and condelences are with you today. I was shocked to learn of Karen’s passing. As you know she was a great lady and good friend to me. We just wanted to let you know that we are thinking of you and offering you comfort.
Im so sorry to hear about your loss. Karen was always so sweet and loving when she would pick up Ryan. Always had a big smile. I enjoyed our conversations and could tell she was a very wonderful, caring and loving person. My sympathy reaches out to each one of you. Sandy Glendenning ( took care of Ryan at Open Arms)
My wife and I have never met Mrs. Bauer. But if the character of her children are a mirror of who she was, then we wish we had. I work for Kris and know him to be a fine man and quiet and supremely capable leader, and a genuine person. Mrs. Bauer must have been proud of all her children, and who she was is certainly reflected in her son Kris. Our deepest sympathies for the Bauer family’s great loss. Brian and Eileen McConnell Minneapolis, MN
Dear Kent and family, I am very saddened to hear of Karen’s passing. My memories of her are of her wonderful smile. Please accept my heartfelt sympathy for your early loss of Karen. Something that very few people know and may bring a smile at this sad time is that I was named after Karen. My Mother and Dad were friends of George and LaVerne and Daddy and Mother just thought Karen was the cutest little girl they had ever seen — Daddy especially –, hence my name Betty Karen. Daddy would always talk about how cute Karen was as a baby if George & LaVerne were mentioned and what a wonderful girl she turned out to be. May God hold you and your family close.
How very fortunate I feel to have known Karen in my lifetime. It has been since my youth when I lived in Kansas that I last saw her, but she was a wonderful, warm person with such a caring spirit…these are the people you don’t forget. She had been my teacher at school and was the Mom on the block who made you feel like family when you were in her home. Though it’s been years, these kinds of memories aren’t erased. Indeed, they have become part of the fabric of my life. It is through people like Karen that I learned to appreciate how everyday kindnesses could be so inspirational. Kris and Kurt, it’s been years since I’ve been in touch with either of you; I hope to re-connect. Please know that you and your family are in our hearts and prayers. God bless you all.
Katrina: I am so sorry to hear about Karen. She was so sweet and I loved my talks with her. You are all in my thoughts & prayers
Kent, Im so sorry to hear of Karens home-going, this early in her life. Janet knew her best and referred to her as ‘ cute and bubbly; a person who you considered a friend on first meeting.’ Kent, I look back to our working years together at Learjet with fond memories. And want you to know that Janet and my thoughts and prayers will be with you and your family in this time of adjusting to your irreplaceable loss. Derl & Janet Williams