Obituary of Karen Laura Harrison

Karin Laura Harrison, 87, of Lawrenceville, died Thursday, February 9, 2023. Daughter of the late Bjarne and Laura Olsen, she is survived by her loving son Paul Harrison, her sister Edna Jeffers, twelve nieces and nephews and fifteen great nieces and nephews. Karin was predeceased by her late husband Richard Hastings Harrison, her brother Roy Olsen and her sister Magda Knop. Originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., Karin resided in Lawrenceville for nearly fifty years. Karin worked for Chase Manhattan Bank for twenty-five years and later worked for H&R Block. She had a wonderful dry wit, was a voracious reader, a skilled Scrabble player and enjoyed shopping. She was also a dedicated member of Stone Hill Church in Princeton, NJ, where she once taught Sunday school. A memorial mass to celebrate Karin’s life will be held at noon on Friday, February 17, 2023, at Stone Hill Church, 1025 Bunn Drive, Princeton.