Karen Nordlie, 78 of Martin died Suddenly Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Sanford Hospital of Bismarck, ND.  Private graveside services will be held at the Sunnyside Cemetery of Harvey later in the spring.

Karen was born on June 30, 1944, in Hazen, North Dakota.  She was the daughter of Adolph and Lillian (Kranzler) Orman.  Karen's father was a minister, so the family lived in many states some of which were Washington and South Dakota.  They moved to Harvey and Karen graduated from Harvey High School in 1962.  Karen married Myron Lee Nordlie on October 9, 1962, in Harvey.  To this union one son Jay was born. They lived on a farm west of Harvey.  She worked for JC Penny Department Store in Harvey as a clerk.  She also did dog grooming and dog boarding on her farm.  Karen also raised and sold Schih Tzu dogs.

Karen is survived by her husband, Lee of Martin; two granddaughters, Melissa, and Jessica both of Washington, one great-grandchild, William; sister, LaRue (Laura) Sommer, sister-in-law, Janice Schmidt.

Karen was preceded in death by her parents; son, Jay Nordlie; sister and brother-in-law, Judy and Sylvester Schindler; brother-in-law, Lloyd Schimdt.