OBITUARY

Marx, Karen Christine (Carroll) Was called to her heavenly home on Saturday, June 5, 2010. She was born on June 26, 1965 in Zweibruecken, Germany to Richard and Christa Carroll. She moved to the United States when she was 5 years old and lived in Pennsylvania with her parents and 2 younger brothers. The family moved to the Dallas area in 1975. She attended North Garland High school and graduated in 1983. She attended college at East Texas State University in Commerce majoring in math with minor degrees in education and counseling and graduated in 1987. She taught math at Spence Middle School in the Dallas ISD from 1987 - 2001. In 2001, she started teaching math at R.L. Turner High School in Carrollton retiring in January of 2010. For many years she attended Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Carrollton where she was active in the Singles group and loved to entertain and host parties at her home. She married Rodney Marx on April 4, 2009 in a wonderful ceremony at Taylor, Texas. Karen and Rodney made their home in Plano and attended Messiah Lutheran Church in Plano. Karen was preceded in death by her youngest brother James Carroll, her grandparents Joseph and Jeanne Carroll and Aunt Margaret Mary Stoiaken. She is survived by husband Rodney Marx of Plano, mother Christa Carroll of Plano, father Richard D Carroll of Garland and brother Richard J Carroll and wife Aimee along with nieces Nicole and Renee of Munich, Germany. She is also survived by aunts and uncles Joseph and Vanessa Carroll of Lewisberry Pennsylvania, Dennis Carroll and Leslie Hill of Chevy Chase Maryland, Timothy and Pamela Carroll of Harrisburg Pennsylvania, Eugene Carroll and Barbara Koppel of New York City, Larry Stoiaken of Minneapolis Minnesota, Alan and Theresa Schweser of Arlington Virginia and Guido and Helene Pascale of Barre Massachusetts. She is also survived by many loving first and second cousins and great aunts and uncles. The family will receive visitors on Wednesday, June 9 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at Restland Funeral home at 13005 Greenville Ave in Dallas. A service of the celebration of the life of Karen will be at 1:00 pm on Thursday, June 10 at Messiah Lutheran Church at 1801 West Plano Parkway in Plano with the Rev. Victor Kollmann officiating. Burial will be in the Restland cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, SPCA or the charity of your choice.

The Dallas Morning News - Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams