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Chase County Kansas Obituaries
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Wiersma, Karen L Hoffmann
Karen L. Wiersma, 60, of
Paola, formerly of
Osawatomie, died April 29,
2003, at her home. Funeral
services were held at Paola
United Methodist Church
on May 2, 2003. Burial was
at the Paola Cemetery in
Paola.
Karen L. Hoffmann was
born on Nov. 9, 1942, in
Wauwatosa, Wis. to Alvin
and Lilah Berhrend
Hoffmann. She attended
and graduated from high
school in Wauwatosa. She
later attended North
Central College in
Naperville, Ill.. and also
Neosho County
Community College in
Chanute, graduating with
an Associates Degree in
Applied Science.
She married Lee
Wiersma on Aug. 1, 1964,
in Milwaukee, Wis. After
she and her husband
moved to Kansas, they
adopted a son, Michael and
daughter, Lori. She was a
faithful pastor's spouse for
thirty-eight years serving
United Methodist
Churches in eastern
Kansas.
She is survived by her
husband of the home;
daughter, Lori A. Wiersma,
Paola; son, Michael L.
Wiersma, Springfield,
Mass.; brother Allan
Hoffmann, McAllen, Texas
mother, Lilah Hoffmann,
McAllen, Texas; and other
relatives and friends.
She was preceded in
death by her father.
Memorials may be given
in hers name to the Paola
United Methodist Church.
Chase County Leader-News, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, May 22 2003.
by Lorna Marvin
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