September 10, 1959 – February 12, 2019
Karla Jean Mooers of Maple Valley, WA passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Karla was born in Tacoma, WA on September 10, 1959.
She is preceded in death by her father Austin, and is survived by her mother, Beverly, her brothers David (Tami) and Steven (Barbara) and her nieces (Kelsey and McKenna), her nephew (Nicolas) and her grand niece (Ava) and numerous close friends. She is affectionately known as Kar Kar to those closest to her.
Karla graduated in 1986 from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University. After working as an associate for 13 years, she achieved her dream of opening the Animal Hospital of Maple Valley. The clinic is a place where all the furry friends were welcome and we often referred to it as the “island of misfit animals”!
An avid sports fan, Karla enjoyed supporting the Cougars and Seahawks but her one true love was the Seattle Mariners! She was always generous in taking someone “out to the ballgame!”
Karla’s second love was travelling, especially cruising the world with her family and close friends. In fact, Karla had taken over 34 cruises in her lifetime (243 days at sea!) and travelled to almost all corners of the globe!
Karla was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in May of 2010 and after having surgery her family and larger clinic family rallied around her and formed the team “Kar Kars Crusaders” for the Summerrun at the Rivkin Center at Swedish Hospital.
Karla’s family, would like to give special thanks to Dr. Rivkin and Dr Kaplan as well as the numerous nurses and support staff at Swedish Hospital that gave such loving and attentive care to Karla over the years. We would also like to give a special shout out to Chris Thrash who tirelessly and lovingly cared for Karla.
Karla will be missed dearly by all those who loved her, especially her furry friends!
Happy trails Kar Kar!!