Karen B. Dexter, 67, of Ridgewood, passed away on September 27, 2024.
Karen was diagnosed with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer in November 2023 and admirably fought it for the past year with courage. Karen was in the unfornuate population of lung cancer victims who was not a smoker nor a candidate for targeted treatment. Please donate to lung cancer research in Karen's memory to help fight this disease and find new ways for effective treatment as well as easier effective screenings.
Loving wife of Donald C. Dexter of Ridgewood. Loving mother to daughters Jane A. Dexter of Manhattan, NY and Melissa L. Dexter of Ridgewood. Cherished sister of Sandra Copper (David) of Volant, PA, Kathleen Peters of New Wilmington, PA, and Charles Peters of Newtown Square, PA. Karen will also be greatly missed by many nieces, nephews and her extended family as well as a wide web of loving friends.
Karen was born August 6, 1957 in Philadelphia, PA, raised in Drexel Hill, PA where she graduated from Upper Darby HS in 1975. She earned a BA in Fine Arts in 1980 from Pratt Institute and lived and worked in NYC working in fashion design. Switching her career plan, Karen then was employed in the Economics Department at Merrill Lynch for 17 years. She was a brilliant woman who worked her way up to become Vice President in Market Research. She and Don decided to settle in Ridgewood to raise their family. In 2009, Karen became a secretary at Sicomac Elementary School in Wyckoff where she was still employed. Working around children every day brought her so much joy. Her favorite pastimes included gardening, baking, sailing, day-trips to the beach, admiring art in all forms, playing the daily NYT Games, and attending book groups as she had a lifelong love of reading.
We honor those we’ve lost to lung cancer by raising funds for lung cancer research. It is through innovative and groundbreaking research that we can dramatically improve the survivorship of lung cancer patients. Because life should take your breath away. Not lung cancer.
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| Supporters | |||
| Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
| David McClung | 12/15/2024 | $155.30 | Karen was an amazing person! Blessed to support the work you are doing at LCFA | Andrew Groat | 12/11/2024 | $103.66 | I’m so grateful to have known and worked with Karen years ago. Love and condolences to Don, Jane and Melissa. | Anthony Corcoran | 10/20/2024 | $100.00 | In honor and memory of Karen Dexter. | Peggy Niemann | 10/13/2024 | $103.71 | Fran Kelley | 10/11/2024 | $100.00 | May Karen's memory be a blessing. | Bracken Family | 10/07/2024 | $104.69 | A tribute to a beautiful soul who will be dearly missed. She lived a beautiful life while she was with us ❤️ | Sharon Bojcik | 10/04/2024 | $104.69 | A beautiful soul is never forgotten. I will keep her memory in my heart forever. She was a big part of our time at Sicomac School. This is such a loss for them and for the world. May she watch over us all. | Walter Kerner | 10/04/2024 | $104.69 | In memory of Karen and everyone else who has suffered with this awful disease | Lisa & Jeff Neidig | 10/02/2024 | $103.60 | In loving memory of Karen Dexter | Erica Lehman | 10/02/2024 | $103.71 | Stephen Neville | 10/02/2024 | $100.00 | Kathleen Strauss | 10/02/2024 | $103.60 | Karen Dexter | 10/02/2024 | $52.50 | In memory of Mrs. Dexter | Rachel,Robin and Bob Kanen | 10/02/2024 | $118.00 | In loving memory of Karen Dexter | Eliza Armstrong | 10/02/2024 | $50.00 | In honor of a wonderful person, and with love to her wonderful family. | Marissa Cofsky | 10/02/2024 | $103.60 | For Karen who was the kindest and sweetest neighbor. | Jeff & Jeanne Johnson | 10/02/2024 | $52.50 | Dakota Hersey | 10/01/2024 | $103.60 | Suzanne and Peter Lehman | 10/01/2024 | $103.60 | Robert Feuerstein | 10/01/2024 | $103.71 | In memory of Karen Dexter | Tricia Grover | 10/01/2024 | $77.78 | Karen was such a warm and kind-hearted woman who made me feel welcome at Sicomac from the very first day I started. The news was shocking! We need a cure! | The Porterfield Family | 10/01/2024 | $100.00 | Melissa Dexter | 09/30/2024 | $51.96 | . The Lucky Family | 09/30/2024 | $104.69 | Elizabeth and Joe DeGregorio | 09/30/2024 | $103.60 | Lauren Pagano | 09/30/2024 | $31.30 | Anonymous Friend | 09/30/2024 | $31.30 | Trish and Rich Hefferon | 09/30/2024 | $50.00 | Melissa Dexter | 09/30/2024 | $51.96 | For my mom | Kathleen Peters | 09/30/2024 | $103.60 | For my sister | Jane Dexter | 09/30/2024 | $103.60 |
| Total | $2,784.95 | ||