Karen Lynn Harden Shields, 72, gained her angel wings, unexpectedly, on Thursday, November 28, 2024, at Fairfield Medical Center, Lancaster, Ohio.
Karen was born on May 12, 1952, in Logan, Ohio to JoAnn Britch Jones and John Nelson Harden. She was a 1971 graduate of Logan High School. She worked as a caregiver for years. She was the best mom, daughter, Nana, sister, aunt, and friend.
Surviving are her daughters, Jodi Melissa Shields and Jacki Lynn (Lance) Shields Krannitz; grandsons, Wayne Mikal Pierce, Shadd Thomas (Nikita) Rooker, Dylan Robert Crabbe, and Stephan Joell Rooker, great-grandchildren, Jaxson Thomas Rooker and Mia Lyann Rooker; brothers, Michael (Sue) Harden, John (Christy) Harden, Shawn (Susan) Harden, Mark Bachus, all of Logan, and James Bachus of Louisiana; aunt Carolyn Sowers; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She was proceded in death by her parents, JoAnn (Paul) Jones and John (Shirley) Harden; grandparents; and siblings, Joe Bachus, Pam Sowers, and Ann Snyder.
There will be no services per Karen’s request. Family suggests donations be made to the American Cancer Society in her honor.
Arrangements are by the Heinlein-Brown Funeral Home, Logan, Ohio.