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Karen Fulton
In Memory of
Karen Kay
Fulton
1952 - 2017
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Obituary for Karen Kay Fulton

Karen Kay Fulton
Karen Fulton, born Karen Kay Nitschke, passed away in her sleep April 19, 2017. She was born Feb. 21, 1952 in North Dakota to Arthur and Violet Nitschke. She relocated with her family to California where she began her adult life.

Even though she had a certification in cosmetology, she took a position working at Lodi Memorial Hospital in environmental services. In 1979, she went to Minnesota with her then husband and two boys to try her hand at farming on her parents’ farm. She quickly discovered it wasn’t a good fit and came back to California where she resumed her career with Lodi Memorial Hospital.

Now divorced, and having been promoted to department manager, she began a new adventure with her second husband Jesse Fulton and his two children. After many years co-existing and co-parenting the four kids, they decided they needed a change of scenery.

In 1997, when an opportunity came to try something new, Jesse and Karen decided to sell what they thought would be their forever home in Acampo and relocated to Astoria, Oregon. Karen got a position as a department director at Astoria Memorial, and Jesse spent his time doing projects on their ranch.

In 2015, having been widowed for several years and retired, Karen chose to move back to California so she could spend time with lifelong friends, her mother Violet and son Charles.

In her down time, Karen was a voracious reader, an excellent cook and, unknown to many, an outstanding singer. She was a daughter, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. Karen leaves behind family and friends who will think of her often and remember her fondly.
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