Karen A. Crall-Fallon, 50
Was a research chemist; gourmet cook

ASHBURNHAM - Karen A. Crall-Fallon, 50, of 92 Stodge Meadow Road, died Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at Massachusetts General Hospital, after a sudden illness.

She was born on April 9, 1958, in Niagara Falls, N.Y. She attended the Julie Country Day School in Leominster and graduated early from St. Bernard's Central Catholic High School as one of the first female admissions to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. Karen obtained a B.S. in physical chemistry from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1984, and was awarded a Masters in Business Administration from Suffolk University in 1991.

Karen worked at both Sanncor Industries in Leominster and the Shipley Company in Marlborough as a research chemist.

She was very artistic and became a skilled crafter, gourmet cook, baker and gardener. Her pride and joy was her son, Donald, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Karen's devoted husband, Donny. Karen traversed the country on a regular basis with her son, as well as her nieces and nephew. She made frequent trips to Boston to see the Red Sox and Celtics. The only place Karen refused to go was Giants Stadium.

Karen leaves behind her husband, Donald Fallon; a son, Donald Hugh Fallon; her parents, Hugh and Jeannine (Casavant) Crall of Martha's Vineyard; two sisters, Kathleen Wagenbach of Summit, N.J., and Jennifer McCormack of Carrabassett Valley, Maine; and her brothers-in-law, Jeffrey Wagenbach, James McCormack, and Richard Fallon. Karen will also be missed by five nieces, Alison, Jeannine and Elizabeth Wagenbach and Meghan and Rylee McCormack. She also leaves behind her devoted nephews, Brian Wagenbach and Eric Fallon.

Smith-Mallahy-Masciarelli Family Funeral Home directed arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Donald H. Fallon Educational Fund, 92 Stodge Meadow Road, Ashburnham, MA 01430.