Born in Paterson, Karen lived her entire life in Midland Park. She was employed as an Executive Administrative Assistant for Treasury Operations for Medco in Franklin Lakes, NJ since 2002. Karen was a dedicated fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes and organized a group who sent care packages to our troops in Iraq. Karen was the beloved mother of Karli Gnehm of Midland Park, loving daughter of Marjorie Shortway Gnehm of Midland Park and the late Rudolph Gnehm - 2000, dear sister of Rudy Gnehm, his wife Jill, of Ringwood, and Sondra Lougee, her husband Jeff, of Port Monmouth, loving aunt of Jenna, Kylie, Shawna and Alonna and Kevin. Karen also leaves a multitude of loving aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.