Karen Ann Christensen was born in Emmetsburg, IA, on Aug. 27, 1947, to Frank and Lois (Wells) Christensen and grew up with her only sibling, Carole, on a farm in northwest Iowa. The sisters attended grade school in Rodman and high school in West Bend, where Karen graduated in 1965. She went on to graduate summa cum laude from the University of Northern Iowa in 1969 with a double major in English literature and library science, and worked as the librarian at several elementary schools in Cedar Rapids.
Karen loved poetry, specifically Emily Dickinson and Edna St. Vincent Millay. She was crazy about wildflowers, beginning when she was in grade school. She researched and compiled her family's genealogy, and rarely gave cards or gifts that weren't hand-made. She poured herself into her projects and always brimmed with enthusiasm.
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Karen loved poetry, specifically Emily Dickinson and Edna St. Vincent Millay. She was crazy about wildflowers, beginning when she was in grade school. She researched and compiled her family's genealogy, and rarely gave cards or gifts that weren't hand-made. She poured herself into her projects and always brimmed with enthusiasm.
From: iowacoldcases.org/tag/larry-wells/
Karen Ann Christensen was born in Emmetsburg, IA, on Aug. 27, 1947, to Frank and Lois (Wells) Christensen and grew up with her only sibling, Carole, on a farm in northwest Iowa. The sisters attended grade school in Rodman and high school in West Bend, where Karen graduated in 1965. She went on to graduate summa cum laude from the University of Northern Iowa in 1969 with a double major in English literature and library science, and worked as the librarian at several elementary schools in Cedar Rapids.
Karen loved poetry, specifically Emily Dickinson and Edna St. Vincent Millay. She was crazy about wildflowers, beginning when she was in grade school. She researched and compiled her family's genealogy, and rarely gave cards or gifts that weren't hand-made. She poured herself into her projects and always brimmed with enthusiasm.
From: iowacoldcases.org/tag/larry-wells/
Karen loved poetry, specifically Emily Dickinson and Edna St. Vincent Millay. She was crazy about wildflowers, beginning when she was in grade school. She researched and compiled her family's genealogy, and rarely gave cards or gifts that weren't hand-made. She poured herself into her projects and always brimmed with enthusiasm.
From: iowacoldcases.org/tag/larry-wells/
