Karen Marie SAXHAUG

1959 - 2007  (48 years)

• Name	Karen Marie SAXHAUG
  Birth	29 Sep 1959	St. Louis County, Minnesota
  Gender	Female
  Minnesota Death Certificate	2007-MN-032836
  Death	23 Nov 2007	Maple Grove, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Burial	Cremated
  Notes	On Nov. 23 at 48, Karen Marie Walden, of Maple Grove, Minn., died from complications associated with a rare type of T–cell lymphoma she has been fighting for three and half years. Karen was born Karen Marie Saxhaug on Sept. 29, 1959, in Virginia, Minn. In 1982, she graduated from the University of Minnesota and the Universidad of Seville, Spain, with a degree in Spanish. Karen then attended Hamline University School of Law where she met her husband, Jim. After law school, Karen and Jim lived in the Washington D.C. area for eight and half years. Karen worked for the EEOC and the Alexandria, Virginia, Commonwealth Attorney's Office. After returning to Minnesota in 1994, Karen worked as an Assistant Anoka County Attorney, and raised three sons. Karen leaves behind her dear husband of 20 years, James, her sons Derek, 14, Jacob, 11, and Samuel, 9; parents Vernon and Marlys Saxhaug of Virginia, Minn.; sisters, Sherry Coughlin of Aurora, Minn, Deborah Saxhaug of Eagan, Minn.; Mark Saxhaug, Bradford Saxhaug and Eric Saxhaug, all of Virginia, Minn.; fourteen nieces and nephews; parents-in-law Bill and Abby Walden of Maple Grove, Minn.; sisters-in-law, Amy Walden Potvin of Maple Grove, Minn. and Elizabeth Walden of Providence, R.I.; and brother-in-law, David Walden (Esmeralda) of San Francisco, Calif. Karen fought a tough battle against a very rare cancer that typically takes lives within 12 months. And she saw Miracles all along the way of this journey. She especially thanks Dr. Stephen Ansell and all the others at the Mayo Clinic who helped in her fight to beat the odds. Thanks also to Caringbridge.org for helping her to stay in touch with others during this time. Finally, thanks to North Memorial Hospice Care for all their assistance. Please join her family in a celebration and farewell to her on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at 11:00 in the morning at Maple Grove Lutheran Church, 9251 Elm Creek Boulevard, Maple Grove, MN 55369. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service. A private family inurnment will follow at a later date.
  Person ID	I2601	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	11 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Vernon Delford SAXHAUG,   b. 8 Jan 1928, St. Louis County, Minnesota d. 15 Mar 2016, Virginia, St. Louis County, Minnesota (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Marlys Mae ECKERT,   b. 1929, Dunn County, Wisconsin d. 12 Mar 2018, Mountain Iron, St. Louis County, Minnesota (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	22 Mar 1952	Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin
  Family ID	F6401	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	J.T. WALDEN
  Family ID	F1850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2009