Ida Pearl Karr

Ida “Pearl” Karr (nee Fisch) passed away peacefully on January 6, 2014. She was born in Brooklyn, NY, on March 3, 1923. She graduated from Hunter College in Manhattan, NY and later received her Master’s in Education degree. Very devoted to each other, Pearl married Stan Karr in 1947 and they were together for 58 years until his death in 2005. A Master Teacher, she taught elementary school in Queens, New York for 30 years and was much loved and respected by her students and her colleagues. Pearl and Stan traveled extensively and enjoyed their time together raising their children. Pearl was preceded in death by her parents Anna and Joseph Fisch, her brother Herman Fisch and sister-in-law Florence Fisch. She is survived by her son, Russell Karr, of Miami, Florida, his wife Abby, and grandsons Joshua and Elliot; her daughter, Alison Karr Bencivenga, of Georgetown, TX, her husband John, and grandchildren Michael, Catherine and Margaret; and her niece, Victoria Fisch, of Folsom, CA.

The family would like to sincerely thank all the staff at The Legacy at Georgetown and Harbor Hospice (particularly her hospice nurse, Debra) for their compassionate and loving care and ask that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in Pearl’s name to the American Heart Association.

A memorial service has not been scheduled at this time.

Arrangements by Cook-Walden/Davis Funeral Home, 2900 Williams Drive, Georgetown, Texas 78628 (512)863-2564.