Joseph Karr

Joseph Daniel Karr of Kansas City, MO passed away on October 9th at the age of eighty-two. He was born and raised near Quitman, MO to Ferman and Ellen, and was one of nine children.

Joe spent over thirty years as an educator, mostly in public secondary teaching. He attained an Education Specialist (Ed.S.) degree from the University of Missouri at Kansas City, and retired as a math teacher at Ruskin High School in 1997.

Joe was a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church, and enjoyed traveling, golf, and western and sci-fi movies. He is survived by Susan, his wife of fifty-eight years, his son Markus, three grandchildren, and seven siblings.

A burial service will be held at Hillcrest Cemetery in Skidmore, MO on
Friday, October 14th at 1pm under the care of Price Funeral Home. The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations in Joe’s name be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org/donate.
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