Karen Starkweather Obituary
We are sad to announce that on June 7, 2024, at the age of 81, Karen Starkweather of Piffard, New York, born in Portland, Oregon passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Karen may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Clark Kniss and Doris Kniss. She is survived by: her children, Donald R. Sanford, Daniel C. Sanford and Tammy M. Irons; her grandchildren, Mariah Irons, Kristina Sanford and Aaron Sanford; her great grandchildren, Sofia Paz-Vasquez and Josiah Rangel; and her brother Thomas Kniss.