Karen S. Springer Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Karen S. Springer of West Lafayette, Indiana, born in Centerville, Ohio, who passed away on May 18, 2023, at the age of 67, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her father Dee Bernard Jr.; and her husband Dr. Jon Fricker. She is survived by: her son Douglas (Diane); her grandsons, Trent and Emmett of Philadelphia, PA; her daughter Laurel of Ann Arbor, MI.; and her brothers, Robert of Centerville, OH and Ronald (Terry) of Morristown, NJ. She is also survived by one niece, one nephew, two great-nieces and three great-nephews.
She sewed and donated over 1000 cloth face masks during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, created hundreds of heart pillows for heart surgery patients at Franciscan Hospital in Lafayette, and sewed costumes for musicals of all levels in the WLCSC.
Memorial contributions may be made to the "Dr. Jon Fricker and Dr. Karen Springer Endowment" ("West Lafayette Schools Education Foundation," 1130 N. Salisbury St., West Lafayette, IN 47906) or to "West Lafayette Music Boosters" (West Lafayette Jr./Sr. High School, 1105 N. Grant St., West Lafayette, IN 47906).
