Karen S. Saul

Karen Sigrid Saul, 68, of Fairfield, passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at UnityPoint Health – Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines.

A memorial gathering will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday, September 15, 2025, at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield. Memorials may be made to the family.

Karen was born September 4, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois, to Bernard and Audrey Bye. As a child she moved to Spirit Lake, Iowa where she attended Spirit Lake High School. She would later marry Randal Saul with whom she had two sons and lived in Roseville, Illinois. Karen eventually settled in Fairfield, Iowa where she worked as a housekeeper and raised three children with Michael Philips.

A devoted Christian, Karen was active in church activities, including youth outreach and jail ministry. She loved animals and art, especially painting and crocheting in her later years.

Those left to honor her memory include her children, David Philips of Portage, Michigan, Matt Philips of Des Moines, and Heather Philips of Ottumwa; grandchildren, Lila Wagner and Kyren Thammavongsa; and her beloved cat, Vanna.

She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Nancy, and two sons, Gale and Randal Saul, Jr.