Karren Yvonne Egstad, age 75 of Gand Forks, died on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at her home.
Karren Y. Egstad, a daughter of Harold and Ruth (Patzloff) Thompson, was born on March 5, 1950 in Grand Forks, ND. She moved with her family at a young age to Crookston, MN where she attended school. After her education she began working with disabled individuals at group homes in Crookston. In the early 2000’s Karren moved to Grand Forks where she worked at Altru hospital in housekeeping for several years until an injury forced her to retire.
She enjoyed spending time on her tablet, often being banned from Facebook for her political posts. Karren loved to watch episodes of Flip or Flop on HGTV. HGTV was her favorite program to watch. She was perfectly content spending time at home with her one and only loving son, Eric.
She is survived by her son, Eric of Grand Forks, ND; a sister, Marlys (Jimmy) Johnson of Crookston, MN a brother, Daryl (Diana) Thompson of Crookston, MN; and many nieces and nephews.
Karen was preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Ruth Thompson, and a brother, Rodger Thompson.
Graveside services will be held in the spring
