Dolores Barbara Karas

Dolores Karas passed away at her home in Jackson, Michigan on May 26, 2021 at the age of 86. She is survived by her son, Christopher Karas, her daughter Catherine Rutherford, her grandsons Nicholas and Michael Rutan, her great grandson Nathaniel Rutan and her sisters Alice Staub, Emily Janik and Christine Ondesko. Dolores was a kind and caring soul who lived most of her life in Jackson, Michigan. She was a devoted Russian Orthodox Christian. She enjoyed helping others especially alongside her husband, Archpriest Father Paul Karas. She and her husband touched many lives in Orthodox mission parishes across the state before founding St. Vladimir’s Russian Orthodox Church in Dexter, MI. She was also an active member in the Jackson Women’s Club for many years. Dolores was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond and her daughter Christiana. The funeral service will be held at St. Vladimir’s Russian Orthodox Church in Dexter, MI on Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 3:00 PM. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until time of the service. Dolores will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband at Forest Hill Cemetery after the service.