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Karen Lynn Dalton-Kern

March 21st, 1952 - January 31st, 2023

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Karen Dalton passed away at Legacy Mt. Hood medical center in Gresham, Oregon, after a short battle of cancer .

She was born in Bedford, Indiana, March 21st, 1952, to Dan Dalton and Barbara (Fisher) Dalton.

She resided with her soul mate of 10 years, Mike Bechtel. Karen loved animals, especially a little dog named Josie.

She is survived by her son, Justin Tyree of Vincennes, and two grandchildren Lauren and Logan.

Two sisters, Kathy Corwin of Michigan, and Leanne Eisele and husband Jack, of Bedford.

She had a close bond with two nieces, Dani Jo Hovey and Leslie Holland, who she loved greatly. Two nephews, Shadd Graves of Bedford, Sam Holland and wife Kim of Orleans.

She was preceded in death by one brother, Dan Dalton III of Bedford, and her Mother and father.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

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to all of Karens family,I am sending my condollences & prayers to you all. I also want you to know how much I miss Karen & her friendship. It has been around ten years since she met my brother Mike & they fell in love,so she came here to Oregon to live. We spent lots of time together & became good friends. She became a big part of all our family I will never forget how she was by my side during the hard loss of several of my closest family members & was always there to listen or hold my hand & cry with me.We had so many good & bad times. We talked every day.
We were all shocked when she became ill & we made a pact to always be there for each other & stay positive. We had everyone we knew praying for her. Karen was so strong & brave through it all. She was always positive. Her bravery was amazing. She never lost hope. Mike & her comforted each other & he was so devoted to taking care of her. I will treasure all of our memories together forever. I so miss talking to her.She will always be in my heart. I know she surrounds us all with her love & will inspire us to be as strong & brave as she was.She was one of a kind. Even my little dog Josie is missing her & looking for her. but we will all reconnect some day & she of all people knows that & will be sending us signs until then, We Love you Karen.
Your honorary Sis, Carol
Carol Alexander
Fly high Karen Jack Eisele
Love you great aunt Karen
We will miss you
POOKIE ❤
Timothy Myers
Remembering You with lots of Love
until we meet again 💗
LOVE YOU!
Karen Sue
I will love you forever! Rest in peace Aunt Karen❤ Dani Jo Hovey
Love and miss you so much. Tell mom and mamaw Fisher that we said we love them too. Kathy Corwin
I love you sister, my best friend, I will miss you forever and a day 💔 Leanne eisele

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