Karen Garner Alberto

Karen Garner Alberto
Née Kristensen
August 8, 1954 – March 22, 2026

Karen passed away peacefully on March 22, 2026, in Winnipeg. She immigrated from Denmark as a child with her parents, Anna Garner and Bernhardt Kristensen. The youngest of five children, she was predeceased by her siblings Peter, Sven, Henning, Herdis, and by her husband, Nicola Alberto.

She lived in Libau, Winnipeg, and Richer, MB., and Calabria, Italy. 

 As a foster parent, she later took the greatest pride in her work in the Medicine and Dialysis Unit at Seven Oaks Hospital.

Karen leaves her children, Viola, Peter, and David (foster children Diane, Melanie, Danielle), her cherished granddaughter, Emily and special friend Debra.

Special thanks to The Palliative Care Manitoba Program. 

A small service will be held in future.  She will be dearly missed.

Arrangements entrusted to:
Rock Fontaine Funeral Director
Honour-Respect-Dignity
(204) 223-2576 or Toll Free (866) 499-2601