Karen Malone

Karen Joy Malone, 79, passed away on July 4th, 2024. 

Karen Joy Schade was born on February 28th, 1945, to Clairannis Lockwood and Frederick Schade. She grew up attending schools and church in South Pasadena, California, and later graduated from Cal State with a degree in Sociology. Her father Frederick passed away when she was young leaving her mother and older sister Diane to care for her. As a child Karen enjoyed spending time with her family and visiting her grandparents’ cabin in Idyllwild, California, as well as spending time with friends and visiting the California beaches. 

Karen worked as a social worker, before joining Scripps Memorial Hospital in San Diego, California, as an Executive Secretary, until retiring early. She also lived with, and cared for, her mother Clairannis until her mother passed in 2002. In her later years Karen moved to Utah to be near her grandchildren. Her son Shawn Malone lived with his mother in Utah until passing in 2018. Karen's sister Diane passed away in 2021. In Karen's last few years she stayed in contact with the friends and family that were dear to her and she always brought joy to their day. She lived a quiet peaceful life in her condo located in North Logan, Utah, where she cared for the local wildlife. Bird watching was a lifetime hobby and she collected a variety bird decor in her home.

Karen was preceded in death by her parents, Frederick and Clairannis Schade, her sister Diane Wendt, her son Shawn Malone, and her cousins, Victor Lockwood and Larry Lockwood.

She is survived by her brother-in-law, Jerry Wendt, her cousin-in-law, Onda Lockwood, her cousin, Joel Lockwood, her grandchildren, Maya and Cade Malone, their mother, Katrina Farrow, and Karen’s lifelong friend, Linda Schultz. 

 A devout Christian, Karen left this with us:

In the Arms of God
By Max Lucado

We don’t like to say good-bye to those whom we love…separation is tough. It is right for us to weep, but there is no need for us to despair. The had pain here. They have no pain there. The struggled here. They have no struggles there. You and I might wonder why God took them home. But they don’t. They understand. They are, at this very moment, at peace in the presence of God…

When it is cold on earth, we can take comfort in knowing that our loved ones are in the warm arms of God. And when Christ comes, we will hold them, too.

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