Karen Elizabeth Nissen Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Karen Elizabeth Nissen of Kansas City, Missouri, born in Willoughby, Ohio, who passed away on October 22, 2024, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Karen Elizabeth Nissen to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Balmer Scott and Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Liston (White). She is survived by: her husband Merrill Nissen of Kansas City, MO; her children, Michelle Cunningham (Dana) of Lee's Summit, MO, Scott Nissen (Jaime) of Blue Springs, MO, Dan Nissen (Takako) of Overland Park, KS and Steve Nissen of Blue Springs, MO; her grandchildren, Christian Nissen of Blue Springs, MO, Corey Marcks (Antonella), Emma Cunningham of Everett, MA, Ryan Cunningham of Lee's Summit, MO, Kyle Nissen of Los Angeles, CA and Kiara Nissen of Overland Park, KS; her brother Theodore Liston of Fairfield, CA; her nephews, Greg Liston of Fairfield, CA and Steve Hayes-Liston (Jennifer) of Vancouver, WA; and her great-niece Rowan Hayes-Liston of Vancouver, WA..

Donations in her memory may be made to Harvesters (https://www.harvesters.org.) or Community of Christ (https://cofchrist.org).