Karen Sue ARTER

13 DEC 1954 - 14 DEC 2014

• BIRTH: 13 DEC 1954, Elkhart County, IN
• DEATH: 14 DEC 2014, Elkhart County, IN

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[N33450] Karen Sue Arter Solmos

BIRTH 13 Dec 1954
Elkhart, Elkhart County, IN

DEATH 14 Dec 2014 (aged 60)
Elkhart, Elkhart County, IN

BURIAL
Rice Cemetery
Elkhart, Elkhart County, IN
MEMORIAL ID 140094930

ELKHART - Karen Sue (Arter) Solmos, 60, of Elkhart, passed away at 12:06 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, at Elkhart General Hospital following a brief illness. She was born Dec. 13, 1954, in Elkhart, to the late John E. Arter and Martha (Hall) Arter Salisbury, who survives her in Elkhart. She married Kevin Solmos in Elkhart in 2011. He survives at home. Also surviving are her daughters, Sheryl (Andy) Welty of Fort Wayne, Tiffany Knight of Bluffton and Holly (Fritz) Bickel of Huntington; sons John D. Starkey and Jeffery (Heather) Bolding, both of Mishawaka, and Jordan (Ashley) Bolding of Huntington; brother John Jr. (Janice) Arter of Elkhart; stepfather Jack Salisbury of Elkhart; 10 grandchildren; one niece; former spouses John D. Starkey of Elkhart and Jeffery Bolding of Bluffton; and her beloved pal, Alley the cat. Karen had been employed as a production worker at WoodTek Industries and Bimbo Bakery of Elkhart. She also served on the staff at the Elkhart Faith Mission, usually involving herself with cooking and meals-on-wheels. She was an avid animal lover.

Billings Funeral Home

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Parents

John Earl Arter
1930-1975