Karen Grosswiler, 78

Karen Leitch Grosswiler, 78, of Mission Viejo, California, died on May 29, 2024. Karen was born on June 14, 1945, to Dr. and Mrs. Neil and Marion Leitch in Kalispell. 

After Karen graduated from Flathead High School in 1963, she went on to study nursing at Montana State and started her first job as an R.N. at Kalispell General. In 1960, Karen met Jim Grosswiler in high school. They were together thereafter, marrying in 1965, and went on to have two children, Lisa and Ryan. 

She is survived by her husband, Jim; her brother, Cecil; and sister, Celeste; as well as her children, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. 

Services will be held at Mount of Olives Church, their place of worship for 53 years.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Mount of Olives Church Foundation at moochurch.org/give/ foundation.