Karen A. Parsells, 51, of Middletown, died Sept. 22, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She is survived by her husband, Ross Parsells; a son, Robert E. Steiner Jr. of Hawthorne; two daughters, Kara A. Steiner and Katlyn M. Steiner, both of Lakewood; two stepsons, Adam Parsells of West Milford and Ian Parsells of Hawthorne; her mother, Louanne Pillsbury- Christie of Little Silver; and two brothers, David N. Adolfson and Craig W. Adofson, both of Stuart, Fla. A funeral service was held at First Presbyterian Church at Red Bank- Tower Hill. Burial followed at Fair View Cemetery, Middletown. Arrangements were by John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, Middletown. Memorial donations may be made to the Visiting Nurse Association of Central NJ, 141 Bodman Place, Red Bank, NJ 07701.