The news was provided to the Reporter-Herald by Shannon Steward, Karen Garner's daughter-in-law, Wednesday morning through a letter from the Colorado Department of Corrections Victim Services Unit.
Around three dozen people braved the late afternoon chill to gather at Loveland's Foote Lagoon in honor of Garner, who died last Monday at age 76 from complications of dementia.
Garner died Monday at the age of 76 from complications from dementia, according to an email Shannon Steward, Garner's daughter-in-law and frequent spokesperson for the family.