Kathleen “Kathy” Joyce Karns Merwin
Kathleen “Kathy” Joyce Karns Merwin, 57, of Parker passed away at her residence surrounded by her family Sunday.
Kathy was born on Nov. 7, 1960, in Franklin. She was the daughter of Thomas Karns Sr., who survives, and the late Sally Rumberger Thomas.
She graduated from the Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School in 1979.
She was married to William “Bill” Merwin on July 4, 1992, at the Perryville United Methodist Church by the Rev. Glea Foster.
Kathy was an administrator and coordinator for nearly 20 years with Gardenscape in Emlenton.
She loved to read Nora Roberts and Janet Evanovich novels. She had a fondness for bird watching, fishing and spotting deer.
Kathy loved spending time with her grandchildren and attending her family gatherings. One for puzzles, she loved playing hidden object games.
Kathy also enjoyed yard sales, flea markets and collecting paper weights. She drank Red Rose tea everyday and enjoyed collecting the nicknacks that came in the packages. She was also proud that she quit smoking in 2013.
In addition to her husband, Bill, and her father Tom, Kathy is survived by her three daughters, April (Danny) Wolfe of Parker, Brittany (Joey) Shay of Kelso, Wash., and Cassie Merwin of Parker; her two sisters, Kim (Ron) Dennis of Dallas, Pa., and Karen (Sylvan) Landers of Oil City; her three brothers, Tom (Connie) Karns Jr. of Harrisville, Sam (Sarah) Thomas of Brattleboro, Vt., and Shelby (Amanda) Karns of Erie; and her grandchildren, Katelyn and Holten Wolfe of Parker and Alesana and Layne Shay of Kelso, Wash.
She is also survived by her mother-in-law, Gloria Merwin; two brothers-in-law; one sister-in-law; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by a brother-in-law.
MERWIN — Friends of Kathleen “Kathy” Joyce Karns Merwin, who died Sunday, April 29, 2018, will be received from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at H. Jack Buzard Funeral Home, 201 S. Wayne St., Parker.The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.Interment will follow at the Perryville Cemetery near Parker.To view or to send condolences, sympathy cards or flowers, please visit buzardfuneralhomes.com.
