Mrs. Karen Lee Troester, 68, of New Ellenton, SC died Friday, November 11, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Services will be private and under the direction of George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW. A daughter of the late James Murray and Arlene Zuehake Murray, she was born in Chicago, IL and had lived in Virginia before moving to New Ellenton in 1994. She was a housewife, a great mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She is survived by her husband, Robert Troester, Spokane, WA; two sons, Zane Troester, Spokane, WA and Dwight Annie Troester, Coeur d'Alene, ID and three daughters, Wendy John Crawford, New Ellenton, SC, Carrie Sam Leslie, Burke, VA and Laurie Steve Schubert, Knoxville, TN. She is also survived by five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.