Obituary of Karen J. Herman

Karen Jean Herman, age 76, of Wisconsin Rapids, lost her courageous battle with a rare brain disorder, on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, while living at Wellington Place Assisted Living.

Services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, May 1, 2017 at Herman-Taylor Funeral Home. Pastor James Mumm will officiate. Burial will take place at Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 A.M. until the time of services on Monday at the funeral home.  Online condolences may be expressed at www.taylorfuneralhome.net.

Karen was born on March 23, 1941 in Wisconsin Rapids to Virgil and Dorothy (Cook) Piper. She attended area elementary schools and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1959. In her early years, Karen worked in the finishing room at Consolidated Paper Company. She was a long-time member of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wisconsin Rapids. She was united in marriage to John W. Herman on February 3, 1962.  The marriage ended in divorce. Karen was a loving and devoted mother to her daughter, Alisa.  She is loved and will be sorely missed. Karen enjoyed reading books and baking.

She is survived by her daughter, Alisa Rae (Terry) Herman-Bliek; siblings: Larry (Karen) Piper and Nancy Hoppe. Karen is further survived by many nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers-in-law.

The family would like to thank the staff at Wellington Place Assisted Living for the care and compassion they showed Karen for the nearly 3 years she was a resident at the facility.