Karen Nottle
Born – March 3, 1960
Passed – July 23, 2026 at her home in Branson, Missouri of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Aged 66 years
Karen was born in Chatsworth, California, and moved to Simi Valley, California before beginning school. She attended Royal High School before moving to Long Beach California to attend Long Beach State University. There Karen joined the Alpha Delta Chi sorority and graduated with a degree in Radio, Television and Film. Her first employment after college involved sales for Ray-Ban Sunglasses. Karen was very successful in sales changing companies’ numerous times before answering the Alaska Men’s magazine for Jerry Jeschke. After 2 years of letters and telephone conversations, Karen moved to Anchorage, Alaska where Jerry lived and the two were married on June 21, 1994. A few months after their marriage, the two moved to Branson, Missouri. In March of 1996, their daughter Paige was born. Karen stayed at home raising Paige until she moved away to boarding school and college. After a few more sales jobs, Karen eventually found her footing as a social media influencer and found success through sharing her love for fashion and interior design.
Karen had a passion for God and led a bible study at her house for more than 20 years until her passing. She was well known for her friendly character and for her dinner parties. Karen never met a stranger. She loved to travel and seek the history around her in the United States and in other countries. She was a water baby and loved the lake and ocean where she surfed and enjoyed the beach.
She is preceded in death by her mother Martha Nottle and survived by her sisters Barbie Nottle and Kathee Luth, her father Tom Nottle, her husband Jerry Jeschke and Daughter Paige Jeschke as well as numerous extended family members.
A memorial service for Karen will be held on August 29, 2026 at the First Baptist Church in Branson. The service will begin at 11:00 am with a reception at 12:00 in the atrium of the church. A light lunch will be served at the reception so please RSVP to https://forms.gle/URc5uyrG4FGxAfzT6. At Karen’s request, the event will require formal attire please.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to the ALS Association at https://www.als.org/ways-give and let’s work together to end this horrible disease.
