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Obituary for Karen Kaye Brooks

Karen Kaye  Brooks
Hancock
Karen K. Brooks, 56, passed away peacefully March 17, 2016 with her family by her side. She was born July 13, 1959 daughter of George and Eleanor (Wilbur) Brooks.

Karen graduated from Ellsworth High School, class of 1977. She worked at LaVerdiere’s Drug Store for many years. She also worked as a front desk clerk at Holiday Inn in Ellsworth and in the deli at Wal-Mart in Brewer. She loved animals and gardening.

She is survived by her mother, Eleanor; sisters, Jane Phillips and husband John, Brenda Colwell and husband George; nieces and nephews, Jeremy Phillips and wife Amy, Jamie Trader and husband Stephen, Kimberly Snow and husband Jeremy, Katherine Colwell; great nieces and nephews, Bode Phillips, Simon Trader, Asher Phillips, Paige Trader, Cambridge Phillips; special aunt and uncle, Virginia Wilbur of Eastbrook and Lloyd “Bullet” Wilbur of Franklin. She was preceded in death by her father.

Thank you to the staff at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital for their wonderful care of Karen.

Visitation will be held 1:00 pm, Sunday, March 20, 2016 at Jordan-Fernald, 113 Franklin St. Ellsworth where a funeral service will be held at 2:00. Spring interment will be held at Woodbine Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Karen’s memory may be made to the ARK Animal Shelter, P O Box 276, Cherryfield 04622 or the United Baptist Church, P O Box 801, Ellsworth 04605

Condolences may be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com


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