Mary Karp

Karp, Mary Lou
nee Dittberner
Beloved Mother and Grandmother
Left to dance with the Angels on June 25, 2012. Enthusiastic lifelong resident of St. Paul. She will be dearly missed by her children; Mary (Dan) Nissen, Jeanne (Steven) Oelfke, Peg (Jim) Malaske, Christopher (Christine), Angela (Troy) Vertina, Kathleen (Paul Czech) Karp, and Bonnie (Darren) Amundson. Grandchildren; Amy, Nick, and Tony Nissen; Daniel, Phillip and Sgt. USMC Timothy Oelfke; Sarah, Drake, and Mary Malaske; Louis, Nathan, Elizabeth, and Teddy Karp; Matt and Terry Vertina; Rachel and Jared Czech. Siblings; Janet Williams, Job "Leonard" (Ghislaine) Dittberner, Dorothy (Dr. John Scanlan) Dittberner-Scanlan, Norita Dittberner-Jax (Gene Jax), and Larry Dittberner (Rene LaBore); Sister-in-law Mary Jane Cronin-Dittberner; a multitude of nieces, nephews, and friends, especially Dolores (Dick) Koch. Will be welcomed into heaven by a choir of Angels, including her Angel baby Rosemary Therese; treasured grandson, Andrew Oelfke; parents, Doris and Otto; and cherished brother, Jack. Mass of Christian Burial Friday, 11:00 A.M. at CHURCH OF SAINT BERNARD, 187 Geranium Avenue West, Saint Paul. Burial at Elmhurst Cemetery. Visitation Thursday, 4-8 P.M. at BRADSHAW, 1078 Rice at Magnolia (with a choral send-off at 7:00 P.M), as well as Friday, 9:30-10:30 A.M. at the funeral home. Festive attire encouraged. Special thanks to the Lund Neighborhood staff at Lyngblomsten.