Karen K Somerville

Karen K. Somerville, 81, of Onslow passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at the University
of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.
A visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00 pm on Monday, September 2, 2024, at Dawson Funeral
Services in Wyoming. Her funeral service will be held on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at 10:00
am at Dawson Funeral Services in Wyoming. Burial will be held at South Mineral Cemetery in
rural Onslow.
Karen Kay was born on February 6, 1943, in Carroll, Iowa to Merritt and Caroline (Walther)
Butrick. She graduated from Glidden High School and went on to earn her Medical
Transcriptionist Degree from American Institute of Business (AIB) in Des Moines, Iowa. On May
24, 1964, in Glidden, Iowa she was united in marriage to Denny Somerville. She worked as a
medical transcriptionist in Des Moines, Anamosa, Cedar Rapids and Lowden. Karen and her
husband owned and operated Lowden Fertilizer LTD. She was a bookkeeper for Big Bills, Inc.
and finished her working career as a Crop Adjustor with her husband. Karen enjoyed spending
her time crocheting, working on word searches, reading and watching TV. She loved spending
time with her family.
Those left to cherish her memory are her children; Ken (Paige) Somerville of Onslow, Janet
Biddiscombe of Huntsville, TX, Julie (Darrin) Schaefer of Onslow, five grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents and husband.
Memorials may be directed to her family in her honor. Online condolences may be left for
the family at www.dawsonfuneral.com. Cards of condolences may be mailed to Dawson
Funeral Services Attn: Karen Somerville Family Po Box 258 Wyoming, Iowa 52362.

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