Karen (Evanson) Ivanson

Karen D. Ivanson, 63, of Springville, died at 12:35 a.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at I.U. Health Bloomington Hospital.

Born May 17, 1951 in Lafayette, IN, she was the daughter of Robert and Helen (Wolber) Evanson. She married Darryl D. Ivanson on November 18, 1983. She was a beloved and trusted pharmacist serving the Bedford community at Lincoln Plaza Pharmacy, Crowder's Pharmacy and Med-Shoppe Pharmacy. She studied pharmacy at Purdue University. Karen was a member of Bedford First United Methodist Church, where she was active in the choir, was on several committees and managed the Thanksgiving and Christmas basket food programs for many years. She was also a member of Alpha Omicron Pi and the Bedford chapter of Psi Iota Xi.

Karen was a warm, loving woman who made everyone she met feel special and welcome. She could light up a room with her smile and laugh. Of her many talents, she most enjoyed interior decorating and sewing. Ivanson family vacations were often road trips, and Karen particularly loved the ones that went through the mountains or to the ocean.

Karen was an incredibly strong woman, who as the loving center of her family, selflessly always put their needs first. She is survived by her husband, Darryl, of Springville; her daughter, Alyssa Ivanson of Ft. Wayne; her son, Brian Ivanson and wife, Olivia, of Indianapolis; her sister, Yvonne Nash of West Lafayette; and two nephews, Paul Robert Nash of Bellview, WA and Steven Nash of Aurora, IL. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18 at Bedford First United Methodist Church with Rev. Michelle White officiating. A smaller service will later be conducted on Wednesday, March 18 at 3 p.m. at the Tippecanoe Memory Gardens in West Lafayette. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17 at the Day & Carter Mortuary in Bedford. Family and friends may express condolences and share their memories of Karen at www.daycarter.com.

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