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Karen Marsh Knowles Karen Marsh Knowles, 52, died Monday, August 13, 2001 at her home in Malden, MA after a lengthily illness. Karen was born and educated in Detroit, MI and received her Bachelors Degree in Education from Adrian College in MI. She went on to receive her Masters Degree in Religious Education at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, PA in 1973. It was while working toward her Masters Degree that she met her husband, the Rev. James W. Knowles, in 1971. They were married in 1975. From 1973 to 1975 she was director of Christian Education at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Erie, PA. She taught first grade in the Treverton, PA, prior to moving to Malden, MA when her husband became Pastor of the First Lutheran Church of Malden in 1977. She was employed by the Malden Co-Operative Bank, later Pioneer Financial of Malden for fifteen years in the mortgage department prior to becoming the Office Manager for the National Society of Colonial Dames in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She was an active member of the First Lutheran Church of Malden, where she served as the Children’s Choir Director, and the Melrose-Wakefield Chapter of the American Association of University Women. She was also a Girl Scout Leader and an active member of the Breast Cancer Support Group at the Melrose - Wakefield Hospital. . She is survived by her husband, Rev. James W. Knowles of Malden, her son, Stephen M. Knowles of Malden, her daughter, Laura E. Knowles of Malden, her parents Boyd W. & Lael (Kullander) Marsh of AZ, her sisters, Barbara A. Cabble and Linda K. Kite of MI, several nieces and nephews and one grand nephew.. Contributions in Karen’s memory may be made to the; Memorial Fund of the First Lutheran Church of Malden, 62 Church St., Malden 02148, or Camp Calumet, P.O. Box 236, West Ossipee, NH 03890, or the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701-9376 Memorial Funeral Services will be held at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 60 Forest Park Road, Woburn on Fri. August 17th at 11:00 A.M. Cremation will take place at Woodlawn Crematory in Everett.
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