Kara Rae Russell
Kara Rae Russell, 52 of Prospect, died peacefully Monday evening, January 18, 2021 at home surrounded by her loving family following an 8-year battle with breast cancer.
She was born July 21, 1968 in Marion to Duane P. and Lesta (Eblin) Basel.
On December 3, 1994 she married Michael E. Russell in the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Marion and he survives.
She was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Waldo. Kara was a Registered Nurse, receiving her BSN from the 1st class at the Mount Carmel School of Nursing. She had worked at the Smith Clinic, Marion Correctional Institute and finally as a Nursing Supervisor at the Bureau of Workers Comp.
She was a 1986 graduate of Elgin High School. After high school she went to live and work in Australia via FFA for 7 months. Kara loved baking cakes for all family celebrations. She had been a 4-H Advisor for the Prospect Explorers and always enjoyed the Marion County Fair with her family. She loved to go camping and boating in East Harbor State Park near Port Clinton and vacationing in the U. P. of Michigan.
Besides her husband, she is survived by her mother, Lesta Basel, Marion; a son, Max E. Russell; a daughter; Jillian M. Russell, both at home; a sister, Kris (Doug) Guthrie, Marion; her mother and father-in-law, Ralph and Patty Russell, Prospect; sisters-in-law, Julie (Bryon) Bigford, Marion; Jennifer (Ty) Williams, Waldo; brothers-in-law, Andy (Laura) Russell, Marion; John Yirga, Gates Mills.
Many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father, Duane P. Basel, a sister, Kim Yirga.
Public calling hours will be Friday, January 22, 2021 from 3 to 7 PM at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Waldo (strict covid precautions will be enforced). A private family service will be held at St. Paul’s, Pastor Robert Ohrstedt will officiate and burial will follow in Prospect Cemetery.
Memorial gifts may be made to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, P. O. Box 162 Waldo, OH 43356.
The Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home in Prospect is assisting the family.
Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.stofcheck-ballinger.com
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