White Funeral Home
1315 Main Street
Jesup, Iowa 50648

LITTLETON – Karen KAY Pint, 83 years old, of Littleton, Iowa, died Saturday, October 3, 2026, following a lengthy illness.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. – Friday, October 9, 2026, at the Prairie Lakes Church, Independence, with Pastor Chris Hintzman officiating. Burial will be at the Littleton Cemetery.

Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Thursday, October 8, 2026, at the White Funeral Home in Jesup, Iowa. Visitation will continue for an hour before services, Friday, at the church.

Kay was born January 29, 1943, in Shellsburg, Wisconsin, the daughter of Harry Gerald and Bernice Leone (Bennett) Knudson. She attended school in Maynard, Iowa, and graduated from West Central High School with the class of 1961. Kay worked in the family business, Westgate Butter and Cheese Company in Westgate, Iowa. She learned the value of hard work and gained an insight into the business world that was useful over her career. She started in the banking industry in Oelwein, Iowa, at First National Bank and would eventually spend 15 years at Security State Bank in Independence, Iowa. She also worked for Cannon Equipment in Rowley, Iowa.

On October 9, 1965, Kay was united in marriage to Delbert Leo Pint at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Oelwein. They soon began building their home in Littleton where they raised their family and enjoyed the outdoors. She was proud of her garden, and she enjoyed sewing and quilting. Kay made the family’s clothes in her early years and has won multiple quilting awards for her beautiful quilts. Kay loved the outdoors. She enjoyed cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and riding their bikes. Kay also liked to cook. Her fried chicken recipe was a family favorite. She loved to travel. Kay and her sister enjoyed trips to Branson, Missouri, and also going on many bus trips. Kay loved her family, enjoyed her friends, and cared for her community. Some of her most fulfilling experiences came while she volunteered for the Buchanan County Hospice and later Cedar Valley Hospice. One of her most gratifying achievements was her award for the 2021 Cedar Valley Hospice Volunteer of the Year award. Kay was a former member of St. John Catholic Church in Independence, St. Athanasius Catholic Church in Jesup, and a current member of Prairie Lakes Church in Independence.

Kay is survived by her two daughters, Kimberly Pint of Des Moines, Iowa, Wendy (Chris) Pint-McGill of Jesup; three grandchildren, Jordan Schmitz, Haylee Frush, and Corbin Frush; four great grandchildren, Stella, Lettie, Jaidyn, and Nash; three step-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Delbert; one brother, James Knudson; and three sisters, Blanche Schult, Geraldean Becker, and Harriet Tegtmeier.

Memorials may be directed to the Cedar Valley Hospice.

Condolences may be placed at www.White-MtHope.com.

White Funeral Home, Jesup, Iowa, is caring for the family.