ELLSWORTH — Karen Louise Kerby, 86, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024 in Ellsworth, Kan. She was born Dec. 2, 1938 in Virgil, Kan. to Gus and Bernece (Lancaster) Milner. Karen married Richard Kerby in Olathe, Kan. on April 11, 1965. Together, the couple was very active in the Kansas deaf community, founding the National Deaf Campvention at Wilson Lake in 1988. Karen was the former secretary of the Kansas Association of the Deaf and a 2015 inductee into the Kansas School for the Deaf Hall of Fame. Her passion for the deaf community was only outweighed by the joy she received from spending time with her immediate and extended family.
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