Karen Marie Houser

Karen M. Houser, age 41 of Cambridge passed away at the CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney on August 1, 2015. She was born in Cambridge on October 6, 1973 to Roy and Betty (Sughroue) tenBensel. She grew up south of Cambridge on the family farm. Karen attended and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1992.

On August 22, 1992, she was united in marriage to Douglas Houser in Cambridge at the Trinity United Methodist Church. To this union three sons were born: Charles, Marshall and Dalton. Karen and Doug made their home north of Cambridge.

Karen loved to garden, paint, and spent most of her time raising the three boys. She recently joined the Eustis Booster Club. She was known as a caregiver to others in her life, family and strangers alike.

She was preceded in death by her mother: Betty, sister: Linda Chlopek and an infant brother: Dewayne tenBensel.

Karen is survived by her husband: Doug; 3 sons: Charles, Marshall and Dalton all of Cambridge; father: Roy of Cambridge, NE; 4 brothers: Ron, Scott, and Kenny of Cambridge, NE; David and wife Shirley of Rogers, AR.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 7, 2015 at 10:30 AM at the Trinity United Methodist Church with Pastor Dave Welch officiating. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery of Cambridge. Visitation will be held at the Lockenour-Jones Mortuary on Thursday, August 6, 2015 from 9:00 AM until 7:00 PM.

In lieu of flowers the family has asked that memorials may be given to an education fund being set up for her three sons. Friends may leave on-line condolences at lockenour.com