Karen Hernandez-Rodriguez

August 27, 1994 - April 16, 2021

Karen Hernandez-Rodriguez, age 26, died on Friday, April 16, 2021 at her home in Hoyt,Kansas.  She was born on August 27, 1994 in Garden City, Kansas.

Karen was a loving and caring person, devoted mother, wife, daughter, sister and friend, always thinking of others. Anyone that knew her witnessed the love she had for her Kai bug, he was her whole world. On her spare time, she loved and enjoyed her time fishing with her family Nate, Zane and Kai.

Survivors incude: Son - Kai Allen Martin of Hoyt, Kansas; Husband - Nathan “Nate” Martin of Hoyt, Kansas; Step son - Zane Martin of Hoyt, Kansas; Mother and Father - Luzmaria and Pedro Hernandez of Holcomb , Kansas; Two sisters - Johana (Jacob) Gonzalez of Garden City, Kansas, Stephanie (Shahin Sakopanah) Hernandez of Shawnee, Kansas; 4 Nieces and 3 Nephews; Maternal grandmother, Guadalupe Perez de Rodriguez; Paternal grandfather Manuel Hernandez;  Numerous Cousins and extended family members.

Karen joins her grandfather, Jesus Rodriguez-Parra; grandmother, Maria Grajeda de Hernandez ; nephew Shahin “Arlo” Sakopanah and baby Gonzalez, in heaven.

A celebration of life will take place at Ted Ensley Gardens at Lake Shawnee, in Topeka, KS, Sunday April 25th @ 1 pm (3650 SE West Edge Rd, Topeka, KS 66605).

Flowers and condolences may be sent to
1809 N Orosco Pl, Garden City, KS 67846.
13720 134th Rd, Hoyt, KS  66440.

An honorary mass will take place at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Garden City, KS at a later date.