and a half, they completed their brood with 4 more children, Becca, Jenny, Ben & Cassie. Karen made sure to stick around Cambridge after she married so that she could care for her mother, June, and was devastated when her mom passed at the age of 49. They are together again now, though, and the reunion must have been magnificent! Karen worked several different jobs during her life and made lasting friends at each of them. She never met a stranger and was the confidant of many - always listening and saying just the right thing. She always rooted for the underdog and would have given the shirt off her back to anyone who needed it. Oh, the things Karen loved; sitting at her picnic table in the back yard watching her grandchildren play, garage sales, gambling, fishing, game shows, lottery tickets, HGTV, the library and of course, her children and grandchildren. Though these are only some of the things she enjoyed. A lot of people don't know that she had a pretty good singing voice, and her children can remember how much their mom loved to dance when they were younger. The thing she loved the most though, was Den. She was his beloved "Maxine" - "Max" for short, (though where he came up with that name, even he can't remember) and she loved being taken care of by him. They shared a crazy strong bond that amazed their children and those around them. He will forever miss his coffee-drinking, countryside-traveling companion and awaits the day they can sit on the banks of the river and fish together once again. Karen is survived by her husband, her children: Stephanie (Brian) Cozad, Rebecca (Jason) Hasbrouck, of Maxwell, Jennifer, of Cambridge, Benjamin, of Ames, and Cassondra (Josh) Crannell, of Huxley. She also leaves behind seven wonderful grandchildren who adored her so much: Ethan, Logan, Lilli, Brennan, Caden, Landen and Hailey. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, June and Irvin, infant brother Charles Jr, brothers Chris, Steve, Bob, Jim, Kevin (Tobor), Tom and sister Elaine. She will be intensely loved and forever missed by everyone. Memorial contributions may be made to EveryStep Hospice in Des Moines. Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home in Nevada is handling arrangements. www.rasmussonfh.com To read the full obituary, please click here: http://www.rasmussonfh.com/obituaries/Karen--Lucile-Harrelson?obId=4310914#/celebrationWall