Karen Eve was born on March 9, 1945, in Garden City, KS to Samuel Lawrence and Doris Lee (Hodges) Niblock. Her father was a custom combiner and bridge builder so the family moved to several states, including Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota. Karen graduated from St. Paul High School, St. Paul, NE. She was united in marriage to Max DeMary on September 28, 1962, in Fullerton, NE. After the marriage they moved around to different states, because her husband, Max, was a bridge builder. They settled in Chapman, NE from 1967 to 1981. While in Chapman, Karen worked at the meat processing plant. Then in 1981, they moved to Sidney, MT where they have lived ever since. Karen worked at the Lalonde Hotel as a housekeeper until 1986. She then went to work for Richland Homes (a.k.a., Sidney Health Center Extended Care), until her retirement in 2008.
Karen enjoyed quilting, playing cards, watching movies, and cooking. She loved her Shih Tzu dogs, from breeding, raising them, and selling them to good families.
Karen E. DeMary died early Saturday morning, July 21, 2018, at her home in Sidney.
Surviving her are: her husband, Max DeMary, Sidney, MT; three sons, Ron (Connie) DeMary, Palisade, NE, Max DeMary and Justin (Anna) DeMary, both of Sidney, MT; 17 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; infant daughter-Sharon; son-Matthew; a granddaughter-Alicia DeMary; a great granddaughter-Jamie Reese Emly; two brothers, Marc Niblock and Steve Niblock; and a sister, Susie.