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Karen Elaine Belsha
Of Palatine
Karen Belsha, nee Yust, fifty-four years old, died September 14, 2005
after her heroic battle with brain cancer.
Karen was the awesome wife of Pete Belsha
for thirty-two years. Her two daughters, Stephanie Maldonado and
Jennifer Belsha, together with husband, Jose Maldonado and fiancé Steve
Wallace will miss her greatly. Karen's mother and mother-in-law are
Alvera Yust and Ruth Belsha both of St. Louis Missouri. Karen was
preceded in death by her father, James Yust and father-in-law Dr. Elmer
Belsha. Karen's brother, Jim Yust and his wife, Linda Yust reside in St.
Louis. Their two sons, Kris and Jason live in St. Louis and Seattle.
Karen will also be missed by the families of her four brothers-in-law,
Dennis and Kris Belsha with children Greg & spouse Jen Belsha, Cherlyn,
spouse Bill & daughter Madison McBride, and Meredith Belsha of Lemont,
Ill, Tom and Robin Belsha with children Tom & spouse Jerissa Belsha,
John Belsha, and Rebecca Belsha of Houston, Robert Belsha of St. Louis,
and Dr. Craig and Diane, daughter Rachel and daughter Megan Belsha of
St. Louis. Karen was supported by her family, many friends, neighbors of
the Pebble Creek Subdivision, her sorority sisters and her church. All
are gratefully thanked.
Karen was a wife, mother, daughter, friend, avid gardener, sister in the
Delta Gamma Sorority, and active member of Prince of Peace Lutheran
Church. Karen graduated from the University of Missouri, Columbia in
1973 and has been employed in customer service, retail management,
outside sales, real estate, and for fifteen years the Recycled Paper
Products Company as a greeting card representative. Karen, a twenty-one
year resident of Palatine, was born in St. Louis and lived in New York
City, the San Francisco Bay Area, suburban Washington DC, and St. Louis
County.
Visitation Sunday, September 18, 2005 from 3 to 8 pm at Glueckert
Funeral Home Ltd. 1520 N. Arlington Heights Rd. (4 blocks south of
Palatine Rd..) Arlington Heights. Funeral Monday 10:00 AM, Monday,
September 19, 2005 with a visitation for one hour proceeding the service
at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 1190 N. Hicks Road, Palatine, IL.
Interment, Evergreen Cemetery in Barrington. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are suggested to be given to Prince of Peace or the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern Memorial Hospital www.cancer.northwestern.edu
