Karen Wolf

Funeral service will be 11 a.m., Saturday, April 9, at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home NORTH CHAPEL in New Ulm with Monsignor John A. Richter officiating. A private family burial will take place in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Sleepy Eye.

Visitation will be 9-11 a.m., Saturday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home NORTH CHAPEL in New Ulm.

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Karen is survived by her sister, Helen Zangl of Sleepy Eye (formerly New Ulm); brother, Bill Wolf of New Ulm; sister-in-law, Myrtle Wolf of New Ulm; nephews and nieces, Jim and Janna Zangl, Charles Zangl, Ruth and David Mecklenburg, Marie and Mark Hippert, Ann Johnson, Carol Aura, and Barb Wolf; special caregivers Eric Schaper, Sara Enter, Tina Hussing, and Eric Bunde, as well as many others from the Harry Meyering Center and HSI programs.

Karen was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Florence; brothers-in-law Leo, Clifford, and Delbert Zangl; nephews, John Aura and Jeff Johnson; nieces Dorothy Kay Wolf and Jean Eckstein, and special family member Bobbi McCrea.

Karen was born September 9, 1941, to Edward and Alpha (Walters) Wolf on their farm in Brookville Township, Redwood County. She attended school in Redwood Falls. When her parents sold their farm and moved to New Ulm, Karen was one of the first participants in the Brown County Day Activity Center. In 1973, Karen moved to a group home with the Harry Meyering Center and later to a group home with Habilitative Services, Inc. (HSI), both of Mankato.

Throughout her lifetime, Karen loved playing with her nephews and nieces, petting animals (especially cats), listening to music and dancing polkas. She enjoyed attending and watching Bandwagon, bowling, going out to eat, and shopping at the mall with her special friend, Nick. After 29 years of service working at MRCI, Karen retired and spent her later years in the loving care of her HSI family.

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