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Karen Kay Cartwright |
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November 12, 1941 ~ July 3, 2017 |
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July 6, 2017 |
Karen Kay Cartwright (Prost) passed away on July
3, 2017, at the Schneidmiller Hospice House,
Coeur D’Alene. At her request, there will be no
memorial, but a family gathering which will be
held at a later date.
Karen was born on November 12, 1941 in Emporia,
Kansas to John Prost and Marie Rose Prost.
She was raised in and around the Spokane area in
various places, but probably most memorable was
when they lived beside a roller skating rink.
They took full advantage of that growing up.
As an adult, she moved to Naples.
Karen worked at many different jobs throughout
her life. As a young woman, Karen worked at a
local ranch to pay for boarding for her horse
and as a nurse’s aide in Spokane. In North
Idaho, she worked tending bar at the Mint Club
and Mr. C’s in Bonners Ferry, as a lumber grader
for the LP Sawmill in Moyie Springs, in the
picker at the hop farm in the 80s, as a girls’
night watch person at Northwest Academy, and at
multiple other jobs. She was very proud of her
work ethic and the fact that all of her children
grew up to be smart, strong and hard-working
people, too.
Karen’s passion for horses prompted her to start
her own business, which was named Kaycee Quarter
Horses. She was well-known for the horses she
raised; their bloodlines, temperament, and the
professional way Karen trained them.
Karen’s love for animals was not limited to just
horses. She loved all animals. It wasn’t
surprising to find her caring for a pet raccoon,
bird or squirrel.
Karen was truly happiest when she was reading,
fishing, or caring for her animals.
Over seven years, Karen had four children: Duane
Michael, Teresa Kay, Douglas Allen and Christine
Marie, and had four stepchildren, Wanda, Martha,
Rosemary and Jim.
Karen is survived by her sisters Mary Jane
Brennan, Spokane, and Jackie Robbins of
Lawrence, Kansas, sons Duane of Springfield,
Oregon, and Doug (Rosanna) of Genesee, Idaho,
daughters Teresa Cartwright and Christine
(Scott) Peterson of Naples, step-children Wanda
(John) Tucker of Bonners Ferry, Rosemary Douglas
of Naples, Martha (Jim) Dirks of Creston, BC,
and Jim Cartwright of Naples. Karen is also
survived by many grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Karen is preceded in death by her husbands,
David B.Conrad, Ronald Spade and Rocky
Cartwright, her parents John and Marie Prost,
uncles Oliver Emmel and Wayne Emmel, aunt Fern
Jones and sister Alvira Jean Hofer. |
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