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Karen Christine Habuza (nee Costello)

May 21, 2017

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Karen Christine Habuza (nee Costello), 58, died on May 21, 2017 in Castlegar, B.C.

Karen was born on January 1, 1959 in Spiritwood, Saskatchewan to the late Charles L.R. and Helen E. Cline. She grew up in Shell Lake, Saskatchewan; Red Deer, Alberta; and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where she graduated from Aden Bowman Collegiate in 1977. She was married in 1983 and lived in Regina, Saskatchewan for a number of years, where she worked for Sask Power. Her son, Eric, was born in 1987. She and her family eventually moved to B.C., settling first in Nakusp and finally in Castlegar. In 2005 she married Carman Habuza in Castlegar.

Karen is survived by her husband, Carman; her son, Eric Krysac of Calgary; her sisters, Bonnie McGee of Port Angeles, Washington, and Brenda Venne of Saskatoon; her aunt, Jean Miller of Calgary; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made to the SPCA, in honor of Karen’s lifelong love of animals.



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