Karen H. (Hackbart) Platt

                Karen H. Platt, 76, of Bettendorf, passed away February 20, 2017 at Senior Star at Elmore Place, Davenport.

                Funeral service will be held at  11:00 am on Friday, February 24, 2017 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan.  Visitation will be held from 5 pm to 7 pm on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at the funeral home.  Burial will be at Orchard Cemetery in Orchard, IA at 2:00 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2017.  Memorials may be made to Rock Island Meals on Wheels, Hospice Compassus, or Healthpartners Clinic in St. Paul, MN.  Healthpartners clinic is doing research on a very rare form of dementia called frontal temporal lobe dementia, which is the type of dementia Karen had.

                Karen was born on February 5, 1941 in Manly, IA, the daughter of Arnold and Helen (Knudson) Hackbart.  She married Roy Platt "Fat Boy" in Las Vegas, NV.  Karen worked as a bookkeeper at Aramark for 25 years.  She enjoyed gardening, reading, traveling (been to 48 states), and her dogs, Ole and Weebit.  Karen loved volunteering for the Rock island meals on wheels  and was the volunteer of the year in 2013. She was a member of the Davenport Horticultural Society.  Karen loved having fun and never turned down a time to hang out with friends and family. 

                Karen is survived by her daughters, Lori Angus and Kari Neathery; granddaughters, Maya Neathery and Ani Moore; brother, Allen Hackbart; niece and nephew, Rachel and Andrew Hackbart; and many beloved cousins.  She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; and sister, Nancy Limbaugh.

                The family would like to give a special thank you to the entire staff at Senior Star at Elmore Place for their top notch dedicated care to their loved one, and for being able to comfort and place a smile on her and their faces while she was in their care.  Also, a thank you to the staff of Hospice Compassus for their compassionate and professional care during this time. 

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