Class: 1967
Major: Religion
Residence: Black Mountain, NC
Deceased: March 22, 2024
Alumni survivors: Mr. Paul F. Wagschal ’68 W68 (Sibling)
Karen spent her life serving others as a social worker. She is survived by her husband Robert and their two daughters, and by her brother Paul Wagschal ’68.
Karen was 78 years old and at the Healthcare Center in the Highland Farms Retirement Community in Black Mountain, NC at the time of her passing. Karen had battled dementia for a number of years.
She requested that her body be used for medical student training at Elon University in North Carolina. Her ashes will be distributed in the Blue Ridge Mountains, which she loved.
Comments
Karen was a compassionate and generous person, who brought me to her home during Christmas of our freshman year because she knew I was unable to travel to mine. She did not hesitate to offer her home at a time when I was most homesick.
I remember Karen and her wonderful parents and siblings. Her father, our minister, took all 12 of the Luther League sledding in one car. He was a good natured and inspiring minister and teacher. I was a Juel all those years ago. His wife Edna was also a giving and special lady. I picture her smiling. They inspire me to this day! From Janet Juel Vines