Karen Jean Grant, age 70, passed away peacefully on February 11, 2019 in Everett, Washington after decades of living with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Karen was born October 24, 1948 in Omaha, Nebraska to Herman and Ruth Kortright and graduated from Benson High School in 1966. She attended The University of Nebraska at Kearney before her marriage to William Howard Grant in 1972.

Karen always gave more than she asked for, and then gave some more. A spirited and always smiling ginger, she believed you can do anything in life if you try. She was a nurturing Mom and Grammy, teaching everyone by her actions how to love, laugh, and take a moment to take a deep breath. She was an entrepreneur, with businesses in cleaning and interior decoration with her best friend, and also worked for family businesses. She went into high tech project management in the Silicon Valley with a successful career before retiring.  She adored quilting, sewing, cooking up a storm, and doing crafts with her grandchildren. Every day she went out of her way to make sure people were appreciated. If a larger than life redhead smiled at you one day while eating blueberry pancakes at a diner, that might have just been her way of sharing a little love with you.

She is survived by her husband William Howard Grant, her children – Jason Jeremy and his wife Michele of Everett, WA, Emily Marie and her husband Ron Gould of Morgan Hill, CA, her brother Keith Kortright of Omaha, NE, and five grandchildren - Zachary, Tyler, Evan, Andrew, and Aaliyah.

Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Omaha, Nebraska will be at 10:30am on July 13th, with A Celebration of Life at noon at the Tangier Shrine Center.

As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to Providence Hospice and Home Care Foundation of Snohomish County, to whom the family is incredibly grateful for their generosity, kindness, and compassion.