March 27, 1953 - September 12, 2006

Karen Walsh

Karen (Skaggs) Walsh of Eugene died Sept. 12 of cancer at age 53. No service is planned.

She was born March 27, 1953, in Portland to Robert and Julia Dasso Skaggs. She married Gary Walsh on May 7, 1983, in Lake Oswego.

Walsh worked in the accounting department at Northwest Community Credit Union for 20 years.

Survivors include her husband; her mother, Julia Skaggs of Tualatin; two daughters, Ashley Walsh and Sarah Walsh, both of Eugene; three sisters, Susan Skaggs and Chris Dispenza, both of Tualatin, and Kathy Kurillo of Beaverton; and two brothers, Eddie Skaggs and Patrick Skaggs, both of Molalla.

Arrangements by Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene

Her daughter, Sarah, added that there are now three grandchildren without a grandmother and asks that if anyone has memories or photos to share, she would love to see them.