Karen J. Metz Karen Metz of Fairfield Street in Cedarburg passed away in the afternoon hours of Saturday January 21 2012 at Horizon Hospice in Mequon surrounded by her loving family. She was 68 years old. Karen was born in Milwaukee on August 25 1943 daughter of Victor and Lorna Hott Kritz. She grew up in the Town of Mayfield and attended school in the Slinger area. On August 27 1960 she married Matthias Metz Jr. in West Bend. Karen was an avid reader loved to sew and do embroidery and also enjoyed bird watching and gardening. She is survived by her five children; Matt Metz III of Port Washington Crescent (David) Kaemmer of Germantown DeeAnne (Todd) Henning of Minneapolis MN Amy Lowe of West Bend and Nicole Metz also of Minneapolis MN. Karen is further survived by her six grandchildren; Melynda (Michael) Joshua Jeremy Noah Danielle and Jared two sisters Vicki Weber of Tucson AZ and Linda Birkeland of West Bend her brother Victor Kritz Jr. of MA nieces nephews other relatives and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents her husband Matthias and her sister Kathleen Millen. A memorial service will be held on Saturday January 28th at 11 AM at the Eernisse Funeral Home 1167 Washington Ave in Cedarburg with Pastor Carl Lehenbauer officiating. She will be inurned next to her husband at Washington County Memorial Park in West Bend. A visitation will be held at the Funeral Home on Saturday the 28th from 10-11 AM. In lieu of flowers memorials suggested to Family Sharing of Ozaukee County. Online condolences may be left at www.eernissefuneralhome.com