Karen C. Spears
February 25, 1932 ~ February 23, 2021
Karen C. Spears, 88, died Tuesday evening, February 23, 2021 at the Ledgewood Rehab in Beverly.
Born in Peabody on February 25, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Ethel (Gourley) Spears. A lifelong Danvers resident, she was a 1950 graduate of Holten High School and furthered her education at the Chandler Secretarial School.
Karen was the longtime secretary at the Maple Street Congregational Church, where she was a cherished member of the community and had many cherished friends.
She loved any opportunity to travel and was able to see many countries and enjoy cruises with friends and family. Karen was an avid Red Sox fan and attended many games with her dear friend, Hank Taron. She was a member of the Polish Club in Danvers.
Karen’s friends and family are grateful for the dedicated care she received at both The Linden and Ledgewood Rehab.
Among her many dear friends and cousins, she leaves George and Ann Chandler of Danvers, Judith Cahill of Georgia, and Anita Carroll of Florida.
Visiting hours are Monday, March 1, 2021 from 4-6PM in C.R. Lyons & Sons Funeral Directors, 28 Elm St., Danvers Square. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 11AM in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sylvan St., Danvers. Attendees are asked to wear face coverings and practice physical distancing guidelines. In lieu of flowers, donations in Karen’s memory may be made to the Maple Street Congregational Church, 90 Maple St., Danvers, MA 01923. For directions or to share an expression of sympathy, please visit www.LyonsFuneral.com.
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The Photo on the left was taken at the photo wall at Brenna and Eric’s wedding at Glen Magna in Danvers . What is so special about this photo, is the very old photo to Karen’s left, is her Paternal Grandmother Maryann Lord who married William Spears–they had 10 children. Karen’s father Charlie was one of the younger ones ❤️ The photo on the right was taken at Kate and Chris’ wedding at the Rooftop room at the Taj Boston. We are so happy she was able to celebrate those wonderful times with us !
My family lived across the street from Karen and I grew up with Karen as my neighbor. I used to do lots of seasonal jobs for Karen while growing up – from mowing her lawn, raking her leaves, to shoveling her driveway. Speaking of shoveling snow, I was in high school during the blizzard of 1978 and my job was to shovel Karen out. Once the snow finally stopped, I remember opening the front door on a beautiful crisp sunny day and looking out at several feet of snow. I grit my teeth and fought may way over to Karen’s to begin the LONG ordeal of digging her out! Karen was always kind and generous to me, someone whom I greatly enjoyed visiting whenever I returned to Danvers.