| Location | Calne |
| Age | 42 years |
| Cause of Death | Undisclosed |
| Date of Birth | 21/08/1965 |
| Date of Death | 20/05/2008 |
| Visitors | 2,806 since 21/05/2008 |
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Karin died Tuesday 20 May 2008. It was unexpected and is very painful for us to bear. Her partner Rob and her 22 year old daughter Hannah found her at home. She was the youngest in a family of 5 children. Only 42 with everything to live for, it just shouldn't happen this way. She had her problems and she found life difficult at times. We had had a huge loss last year with the death of our mother, which Karin found so hard to come to terms with.
I pray that she is at peace and with our mother and father.
Eulogy for Karin
Losing a loved one is one of the most difficult things we can go through.
It is hard to believe that Karin’s life would end in this tragic way at such a young age.
Nevertheless, we are here to remember her and say farewell.
Karin was born 21 August 1965.
She was the 5th child born to Ivor and Grethe.
As a little girl she spent a lot of time at a local care home where her mum worked, and she was a firm favourite with the residents who loved to see such a smiley child.
As she grew she soon began to develop a lively personality and she would fully engage with her older brothers and sisters and their friends. She was often teased endearingly, due to her waif like appearance and feathercut hairstyle, either as ‘pixie’ or ‘Olivia Newton John’ - but she gave as good as she got and if that failed she found her Dad for protection.
Karin was found to be Asthmatic at an early age, which was alarming, but with mediction it became well controlled and over time she mastered it.
She was artistic and creative - she would draw and write - even songs. A ditty about the Titanic is one that is recalled. Her Dad said she got it from him, of course she liked that.
Music, boys and giggles became part of everyday life during her teenage years. Status Quo’s Francis Rossi a particular favourite among many others.
Often referred to as ‘little’ Karin, due to her brother marrying another Karen, she grew into a lovely young woman.
She had met her future husband as a teenager, and some years later they went on to have a daughter, Hannah.
Sadly, while she was pregnant with Hannah and only 20yrs old she had lost her beloved Dad.
Karin continued with married life and raising her daughter and ensuring she wanted for nothing. Indeed, she even tried to overcome her own fear of crawly creatures to stop it being passed on to Hannah. Of course this lead to a young Hannah proudly presenting her mum with spiders!
Although the marriage was not destined to last, Karin’s energies remained focused on Hannah. She still enjoyed her music, although her tastes changed, and she had switched her affections from the Rossi of her younger days to Valentino Rossi, the Moto GP racer. How she loved to watch that man race.
Karin was a private person and so it took some time for it to transpire that her health was sufferring. She found life unsettling and sometimes difficult to cope with.
Then she found love again, a new home and for a while it seemed she had the stability that she needed.
Unfortunatly though, last year she lost her Mum, and whilst all the family mourned, Karin was badly affected by it. This only exacerbated her already frail constitution and she again found issues arising that she struggled with.
Although, Karin’s death was sudden and she has left a lot of things undone, and others that she never had a chance to start - she will always have a special place in our hearts.
We may no longer see her but we will all have memories that we shared with her.
Farewell ‘little’ Karin - we will miss you
Just thinking....
I was listening to Adele's 'Make you feel my love' this morning and it evoked strong memories and thoughts of you that brought tears to my eyes.
Miss you Karin xxxx
Birthday wishes x
Throughout the year I think of you
and once in a while I cry
for although you're gone
it was too soon to say goodbye.
Yet all the special memories are never far away
because you were a sister
who was loved in every way
Some day [it's said] we'll meet again
when we shall smile and reminisce
but until then there'll still be tears
on sad days such as this.
Love you always xxxxxxx
No words, just thoughts
Three years since that dreaded day and I still sometimes curse at the heavens that you had to leave us, then I stop for a while and smile, remembering all the zillions of good times that we had and the laughter that echoed and you with the funniest laugh of all :)
I hope you, Mum and Dad are keeping an eye out for us mere mortals, we could sure need your luck from time to time. You would be so proud of Hannah, she could use a visit from you just at the moment but no worries if you cant, I try to keep her spirits up.
I miss you Karen, words cannot explain just how much this hurts, even now
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Blackbird
The willow it weeps today
A breeze from the distance is calling your name
Unfurl your black wings and wait
Across the horizon it's coming to sweep you away
It's coming to sweep you away
Let the wind carry you home
Blackbird fly away
May you never be broken again
The fragile cannot endure
The wrecked and the jaded a place so impure
The static of this cruel world
Cause some birds to fly long before they've seen their day
Long before they've seen their day
Let the wind carry you home
Blackbird fly away
May you never be broken again
Beyond the suffering you've known
I hope you find your way
May you never be broken again
Ascend may you find no resistance
Know that you made such a difference
All you leave behind will live to the end
The cycle of suffering goes on
But memories of you stay strong
Someday I too will fly and find you again
Let the wind carry you home
Blackbird fly away
May you never be broken again
Beyond the suffering you've known
I hope you find your way
May you never be broken again
May you never be broken again
Just thinking.....
silence has burned my words
tears leave ashes where they fall
I let the wind scream my pain
and the rain’s swirling flames
wash me to the ground
while now only lightning
is the brightness in my eyes
one day I will rise again
for love though lost it is a fire
meant to burn forever inside
Your going to be a nanny xxxxx
Mum there are so many questions I would love to ask you, I've had to really grow up over the last couple of months and I'm so upset that you can't share this with me, I bet you never thought you would be a nan lol. I would of loved to see your reaction :) to be honest I'm not sure how u would of took it lol prob said you were to young to be a grandma lol I love you mum and am devastated that your not here to meet your granddaughter, I love you so much and I promise to show her pictures and tell her all about her nanny. I miss you so much mum and only now becoming a mum myself can really understand how you must of felt, love you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
This Day!
Look to this day, for it is life,
the very life of life.
In its brief course lie
all the realities
and truths of existence,
the joy of growth,
the splendor of action,
the glory of power.
For yesterday is but a memory
and tomorrow is only a vision.
But today well-lived
makes yesterday
a memory of happiness
and every tomorrow
a vision of hope.
Look well, therefore, to this day!
Snow in Calne! whatever next?
Hey Karin, we may have a white Christmas this year, it's actually snowed in Calne!
I miss you x
Those we love remain with us
For love itself lives on,
And cherished memories never fade
Because a loved one's gone.
Those we love can never be
More than a thought apart,
Far as long as there is memory,
They'll live on in the heart.
Birthday
As I opened my eyes this morning
I looked to the skies above,
I whispered, 'Happy Birthday, Karin',
And sent you all my love.
Instead of a card
I send my love
Instead of a gift, a prayer
To the one we thought the world of
And miss beyond compare.
Love Lise x
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