Karen Margaret (Saltveit) Christian

Karen was born May 17, 1943, to Mikal and Margaret (Anderson) Saltveit of Minneapolis, MN.

She graduated from Edison High School in 1961 and received her Bachelor's Degree from the University of Minnesota in 1965.

Karen married Larry Christian on September 25, 1965 and they recently celebrated their 60th anniversary.

She and Larry moved to Blooming Prairie, MN, in 1973 and raised four children together: Kristen Mae, Kari, Katherine, and Mikal.

Karen had several careers over the years, including interior decorating, serving as a paraprofessional in the Blooming Prairie schools, working in furniture sales, and scoring essays for standardized tests.

Karen was a talented woodworker, building many pieces of furniture and carving decorative pieces for her family.

She was endlessly creative and loved all forms of art: painting murals, caning chairs, creating needle art, reupholstering furniture, and sewing.

Karen passed away on February 21, 2026.

She was preceded in death by her parents. Karen is survived by her husband, Larry Christian; her four children, Kristen Mae Christian, Kari (Greg) Vacura, Katherine (Tom) Mercer, and Mikal (Jenny) Christian; grandchildren Kirsten Vacura (Rody Seballos), Gretchen Vacura, Erik Vacura, Emma Mercer, Tommy Mercer, Rachel Mercer, Bjorn Christian; her brother, Mikal (Pam) Saltveit; sister-in-law Sharon (Robert) Hanson, brother-in-law Michael (Sherry) Christian, and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 1 at 2pm at White Funeral Home in Burnsville. Visitation with light refreshments preceding the service at 1pm. Private interment.