Karen Klein
February 13, 1962 - May 21, 2019
Wantage - Karen Klein, age 57, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at the Karen Ann Quinlan Home for Hospice in Fredon while surrounded by her loving family. Born in Ridgewood, Karen was raised in Waldwick and lived in Prospect Park and Clifton before moving to Wantage in 1993. She was a graduate of Montclair State College and had been the Music Teacher at the Sussex Christian School in Sussex for 21 years. Karen was an active member of the Sussex Christian Reformed Church and the New Jersey Music Educators Association. She enjoyed making jams and jellies, Borzoi (Russian Wolfhounds), attending the Tanglewood Music Festival and especially enjoyed spending time at the Jersey Shore with her family and friends. She was predeceased by her mother Claire (Hamersma) Chaparian in 2018. Karen is survived by her husband of 38 years, Duane; her son, Nathanael at home; her daughter, Rachael at home; her father, Leon Chaparian of Waldwick; her sisters, Cathy Clark and her husband Mark of North Haledon, Cindy Saunders and her husband Bill of Hawthorne, and Kristen Cross and her husband Kevin of Charlottesville, Virginia; her six nephews that she doted over; and her loving canine companions. Friends may pay their respects to the family on Friday, May 24, 2019 from 2-4 and 7 -9 p.m. at the Pinkel Funeral Home, 31 Bank Street (Route 23), Sussex. Memorial services will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, May 25 at Sussex Christian Reformed Church, 49 Unionville Avenue, Sussex. Private interment at George Washington Memorial Park will be held at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations may be made in Karen’s memory to the Wycliffe Bible Translators, P.O. Box 628200, Orlando, FL 32862. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.pinkelfuneralhome.com
Wantage - Karen Klein, age 57, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at the Karen Ann Quinlan Home for Hospice in Fredon while surrounded by her loving family. Born in Ridgewood, Karen was raised in Waldwick and lived in Prospect... View Obituary & Service Information