Karen S. Dahlgaard

Karen Dahlgaard, 80, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, died in loving hospice care while at Symphony Pointe in Elkhorn on July 4, 2025.

Karen was born in Waterloo, Iowa in 1945 to Clifton and Eleanor Kelley. Karen attended Waterloo West High School. She married Roger Dahlgaard on October 1, 1966, in Waterloo. Karen worked as a receptionist at Council Bluffs Chiropractic Clinic for many years.

Karen adored her family, friends, beloved cats, and singing hymns. She was preceded in death by her husband Roger Dahlgaard, her parents Clifton and Eleanor Kelley, sister Kate Coleman, and brother John Kelley. She is survived by son Ryan Dahlgaard (Jan), daughter Kim Soulliere (Mark), son Jay Dahlgaard, granddaughters Haley and Elizabeth Dahlgaard, and grandson Bronson Barnes.

Karen's burial will occur at the Omaha National Cemetery - 14250 Schram Road Omaha, Nebraska - on Friday, August 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM. A Celebration of Life will take place at 1:30 PM on Friday, August 8, 2025 at Brookside Church Elkhorn, 3434 N. 204th Street, Elkhorn, NE 68022.

The family requests no flowers or plants be sent. Instead, please make a donation to Brookside Church, or the charity of your choice, in memorial to Karen.