Karen Carsten

Karen Carsten, 54, of McCausland, passed away, Monday, June 23, 2025, at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, surrounded by her loving family.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Monday, June 30, 2025 at the Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home. A service celebrating her life will be held at 7:00 pm. Private burial will be in McCausland Cemetery. Memorials may be made to K-9 Kindness Rescue, Inc or the Caitlin Clark Foundation.

Karen Kaye Carsten was born on May 5, 1971, in Iowa City, daughter of Larry and Sandra Jo (DePover). She was united in marriage to Brian Carsten on May 22, 1995.

Karen loved her children more than anything and was very proud of their accomplishments. She liked knowing where they were, at all times and always knew what was going on. Her favorite thing to do was sit on her back porch sipping on coffee or wine.

Besides her children Karen loved keeping busy in her yard, tending to her flowers and plants. She enjoyed driving around in her 2004 convertible Mustang, golfing with the girls, shopping with her sister, antiquing, and spending time with her dog, Madam Scarlett. Karen was a Caitlin Clark, superfan, which stem from her family connection to the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Karen found the beauty in life and had an amazing gift of making everyday things feel important. She gave the best advice and made those around her feel valued.

Those left to honor her memory include her husband, Brian, children; Kyle (Audrey) Carsten, Kayelynn Carsten (Mat Garrison), and Jayce Bradley Carsten, sister, Trisha (John) Lusso, niece, Emily Lusso, mother-in-law, Nannette Carsten-Davis (Larry), and father-in-law, Terry Carsten.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and brother, Bradley Russell.