Karen Sue Roberts
March 16, 1951-August 24, 2023
Karen Sue (Hay) Roberts, 72, of Fishers passed away on August 24, 2023 at her home following a two year battle with ALS.
She was born March 16, 1951 in Akron, Ohio, the daughter of Raymond and Barbara (Thomas) Hay.
She graduated from Akron North High School then graduated from Malone University in Canton, Ohio with a bachelor's degree in English.
She was an editor for Southwestern Publishing Company from 1988 to 2000; then a freelance editor for 20 years. She loved the outdoors, mountain climbing, hiking, and camping. She was very involved in ministry with Operation Love; India Gospel League; M.O.P.S. and Moms & Beyond. She was an avid reader and enjoyed poetry and quoted Robert Frost.
She is survived by her husband, Bruce Roberts of Fishers whom she married December 3, 1988 in Cincinnati, Ohio; her father, Raymond Hay of Anderson; four children, Erika (Chris) Sammond of Hamilton, Ohio; Adam Roberts of Amelia, Ohio, Joel (Krysta) Bozman of Pendleton and Eve Wilkerson of Fishers; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; three siblings, Rebecca Shepherd of Cary, NC, Kathy (Michael) Isom of Tallmadge, Ohio, and David (Tina) Hay of Littleton, CO; several nieces and nephews, .
She was preceded in death by her mother, Barbara Hay.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 28, 2023 at South Meridian Church of God with Pastor Steve Wimmer officiating. Burial will take place at a later date in Crown Hill Memorial Park in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the service on Monday at the church.
Memorial contributions may be given to India Gospel League of North America; 571 Boston Mills Road Suite 500; Hudson, OH 44236 or Campus Crusade for Christ (CRU) 100 Lake Hart Drive, Orlando, FL 32832.
Rozelle-Johnson Funeral Service handled the arrangements.
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