Karen Knitt
, Wisconsin
Karen A. Knitt age 81 of the Town of Dupont Waupaca County passed away Thursday evening July 2 2026 at the ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah. Karen Ann DeBaker was born on August 28 1944 in Shawano as the daughter of the late Albert and Cora Brunner DeBaker. She grew up in Leopolis and graduated from Marion High School in 1963. Karen went to Cosmetology School in Green Bay where she graduated in 1964. She was united in marriage to Thomas Tooley Knitt and the couple had 3 sons and later divorced. In 1965 Karen moved to Marion and later to the farm in the Town of Dupont where she enjoyed taking care of her beautiful gardens. She spent her Beautician career working at Cinderella Salon in Marion alongside what would become some of her best friends. Towards the end of her career she worked with her dear friend…