In loving memory
Karen Darlene Newman Baird
January 2, 1949 – September 10, 2025
Lived 76 years
Harmony Township · Rural Carthage, Illinois
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1949
Born January 2
1956
Karen was 7 when the Interstate Highway System was created
1969
Karen was 20 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1971
Karen was 22 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Karen was 33 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1997
Karen was 48 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2001
Karen was 52 when Apple introduced the iPod
2016
Karen was 67 when the Cubs won their first World Series since 1908
2022
Karen was 73 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2025
Passed away September 10, age 76
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