January 7, 1949 - March 17, 2005
Karin passed away peacefully on March 17th. She was born January 7, 1949 in Seattle, the daughter of William and Eleanor Donohue. She attended Queen Anne High School, and graduated from the University of Washington. She is survived by her beloved fiancé Tom Hem and her son Bill Bates.
Services were held at Our Lady of Fatima in Magnolia on Monday, March 21st at 10AM.
Remembrances to Swedish/Ballard Heart Institute are suggested.
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I miss you my Yada Sister! Purple cashmere and power pearls forever!
Karin LC – Thank you for all those wonderful years together. Thank you for our wonderful son Bill. Thank you for remaining my good friend. Thank you for my wonderful memories. You are a shining star forever in my heart. Love, Ralph LCP
Karin and I were friends at Catherine Blaine Jr. High and on into high school @ Queen Anne. I knew her before she changed the spelling of her name from “Karen” to “Karin” :.
In 9th grade we went to see the Beatles when they came to Seattle, we were sophisticated 9th graders but I think we screamed alot w/the rest of the crowd! We were in choir together at Queen Anne with Mr. Brown, we lived w/in walking distance from each other in Magnolia and would sometimes on Saturdays meet at the bus stop and go downtown together to shop, listen to records and just be 13-14 year old girls. We were in the same car pool for several years to Q.A. Karin was a SMART girl, always got straight A’s, and was a good friend in those years!
I remember what a joy it was working with Karin in finding a place to buy when she moved back to Seattle several years ago. Her enthusiasm, positive outlook, boundless energy, and ready smile were infectious. As a new neighbor at Sunset West, her presence will be sorely missed.
We didn’t hear about Karen’s passing until after the memorial. We were good friends with Karen and her mom, years ago at Pacific Northwest Bell. Fond memories of Friday night bridge games .. and fishing trips! She will be missed.
Karin, you are loved much, and will be missed greatly by your classmates from Queen Anne class of 67 God speed Karin, untill we meet again.