Daughter of the late the Reverend Dr. Harvey B. Hoffman and Iola Hoffman. Karen grew up in Hackensack, NJ and was graduated from Dwight School for Girls (now Dwight-Englewood Schools) in 1956. She later attended Connecticut College for Women (now Connecticut College). Faith was a central part of Karen's life. She served on the Consistory of the Community Church of Harrington Park, and was later ordained as an Elder of the Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church. She taught Sunday School for many years and operated a Christian Bookstore called Seek & Find in Closter, NJ. Karen co-founded the Paige Whitney Babies Center, which was named in honor of her grandchild, an organization that helped families in need by providing necessary infant supplies - over 7 million diapers over a 15-year period. Later, the Center went on to provide scholarships to advance the educational and vocational goals of parents in need. She founded God's Co-op Pantry at the Good Shepard Church in Bernardsville and was a volunteer for Homeless Solutions in Morristown. She was a longtime trustee of the Meland Foundation and a trustee of Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan, the seminary from which her father was graduated and commenced his ministry. Karen lived in Bernardsville , NJ.
Daughter of the late the Reverend Dr. Harvey B. Hoffman and Iola Hoffman. Karen grew up in Hackensack, NJ and was graduated from Dwight School for Girls (now Dwight-Englewood Schools) in 1956. She later attended Connecticut College for Women (now Connecticut College). Faith was a central part of Karen's life. She served on the Consistory of the Community Church of Harrington Park, and was later ordained as an Elder of the Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church. She taught Sunday School for many years and operated a Christian Bookstore called Seek & Find in Closter, NJ. Karen co-founded the Paige Whitney Babies Center, which was named in honor of her grandchild, an organization that helped families in need by providing necessary infant supplies - over 7 million diapers over a 15-year period. Later, the Center went on to provide scholarships to advance the educational and vocational goals of parents in need. She founded God's Co-op Pantry at the Good Shepard Church in Bernardsville and was a volunteer for Homeless Solutions in Morristown. She was a longtime trustee of the Meland Foundation and a trustee of Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan, the seminary from which her father was graduated and commenced his ministry. Karen lived in Bernardsville , NJ.
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w/o Jon F. Hanson, married December 15, 1957
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