Karen Marie DeWolf

Karen Marie DeWolf, 82, of Ames passed away on April 22, 2022, surrounded by the love of her family. A public visitation will be held on Thursday, April 28, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Grandon Funeral & Cremation Care, 414 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa, 50010. A funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 29th, 2022, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 2210 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50014. Karen was born on July 14, 1939, to Anthony and Mary Peters in Ft. Dodge, Iowa. She grew up in Pocahontas, Iowa, where her favorite memories included countless hours with her siblings, cousins, and beloved Grandma Quinlan. She graduated from Pocahontas Catholic School in 1957. After high school she attended College of St. Mary in ...[more]

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ha for two years before she married Jack DeWolf of Rolfe, Iowa. Karen and Jack were united in marriage at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pocahontas, Iowa, on June 4, 1960. They lived in Northwood, Kearny, NE, Elkader, Muscatine, and Fort Dodge before settling on the family farm in Rolfe with their children Michael, Douglas, and Kathleen. Karen went on to complete her Bachelor's degree from Buena Vista University and her Master's in Education from Iowa State University. She taught and passed her love of learning on to students at Havelock-Plover and Rolfe schools. In 2012 Karen and Jack moved to Ames. As Iowa State football season ticket holders for decades, they expanded their Cyclone watching to include men's and women's basketball as well as volleyball. Karen's blood was not only cardinal and gold but also green as she was fiercely proud of her Irish ancestry. Of the many trips they were able to take, one of her favorites was traveling with Jack and her siblings, LaVon and Tom, and their spouses to Ireland in 2010. Karen was an avid baker and gardener. Her specialties were cookies and quick breads, which she loved sharing with family and friends. Her patio and balcony were an explosion of flowers all through the growing season. She also enjoyed spending time reading, scrapbooking, and playing the piano. However, number one on her list of favorite things to do was spend time with her eight grandchildren, be it watching their various activities or taking them on shopping expeditions. Karen was able to meet Jack (A.K.A. "Baby Jack"), her first great-grandson, this month and was eagerly anticipating the birth of Lillian, her first great-granddaughter, this June. Left to cherish Karen's memory are her husband, Jack DeWolf; sons, Michael (Katherine) of Rolfe, Iowa, and Douglas (Hollis) of Pella, Iowa, and daughter, Kathleen (Brady) Sutton of Nevada, Iowa; grandchildren James (Molli), Kelly (Michael), Daniel (Hannah), Elizabeth (Michael), Gabrielle (Brendan), Sarah, William (Jennifer), and Alec (Malia); great-grandson, Jack; brother, Thomas Peters of Westminster, Colorado and sister, Therese Gaps of Knoxville, Tennessee. Karen is preceded in death by her parents, Anthony and Mary Peters; sister, LaVon Wiser; and sisters-in-law, Nancy West and Faye Peters. Online condolences may be directed to www.grandonfuneralandcremationcare.com