Karen Wendel, 71

Published 8:33 am Thursday, August 17, 2017

Karen Wendel, 71

Karen Wendel, 71, of Chester, Iowa, died Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys campus, in Rochester, Minnesota.

She was born Jan. 12, 1946, to George and Kathleen (Armstrong) Johnson in Cresco, Iowa, and attended and graduated from Crestwood High School in 1965. On March 2, 1974, she was united in marriage to Michael Wendel at the Chester United Methodist Church and together they made their home in Chester. Karen was a homemaker most of her life, she enjoyed collecting antiques, traveling, garage sales and especially enjoyed motorcycling with Mike.

She is survived by a sister, Jane (Rick) Ullom of Chester; a brother, Reed (Leslie) Johnson of Le Roy, Minnesota; and several nieces and nephews.

Karen was preceded in death by her parents, George and Kathleen; and her husband, Mike.

A celebration of life for Karen will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday Aug. 19, 2017, at Laddy’s in Chester. A private family interment will take place at Chester Hill Cemetery.

Condolences may be left at www.Hindtfuneralhomes.com