Karen Kay (Gronau) Baumgartner

Karen Kay Baumgartner, 80, of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at Adams Memorial Hospital. Karen was born in Fort Wayne on July 29, 1942 to the late Edgar and Jaunita (Wastler) Gronau. On May 2, 1959, she married Floyd Baumgartner.

Karen was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Floyd Baumgartner of Decatur; a daughter, Penny (James) Smith of Monroeville, IN; a brother, Daryl Gronau of North Carolina; 5 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren and 9 great great grandchildren.

Karen was preceded in death by a brother Terry Gronau.

A Private Family service will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church with Pastor Andrew Yeager and Dr. Daniel Brege officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Dale Cemetery.

Arrangements were handled by Haggard-Sefton-Hirschy & Zelt Funeral Home.

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