Karin Diane Withington Obituary (1940 - 1971)

Born May 29, 1940, Karin Diane Withington attended Salmon High School in Salmon, ID. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Karin Diane Withington.

Graduation Year	Class of 1958
Date of Birth	May 29, 1940
Date of Passing	Oct 11, 1971
About	Funeral services for Karen Diane Stephanishen, 31, will be held at the Jones Funeral Home Friday, October 15, 1971 at 10:30 am with Rev. Theodore Cox of The United Methodist Church officiating. Mrs. Stephanishen died Monday, October 11th in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She was flown to Idaho on Wednesday, October 13th . Karen Diane Stephanishen was born Wednesday, May 29, 1940 in Salmon, the daughter of Alvin and Bonnie Dillingham Withington. Diane was raised and receive her education in Salmon. She was active in GAA and Pep Club and many school activities. During the past six years she has been residing in New Brunswick. Diane was a member of Jobs Daughters, Bethel 34 of Salmon. She is survived by her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Withington of Salmon: two sons, Curtis Michael Withington of Salmon and Alan Keith Seitzinger of Challis. She is also survived by an aunt, Vera Fayle of Memphis, Tennessee; an uncle, Vern Withington of Salmon and several cousins. Pallbearers will be Grant Havemann, David Heither, George Blodgett, Bob Stephanishen, George Nichols and Bob Jackson. Two vocal solos, “Beyond the Sunset” and “Going Home”, will be sung by Tony Nardella accompanied by Mrs. R. B. Cavaness. Vault internment will take place in the Salmon Cemetery
Events	Unsolved Homicide in the City of New Brunswick Sunday, October 10, 1971 On Sunday, October 10, 1971 New Brunswick police responded to a call from the Parkside Hotel where they found the body of Karen Diane Stephanishen, 31. She died of injuries sustained during an attack by an unknown assailant. Stephanishen was a manager at the hotel on Albany Street in New Brunswick, but was originally from Idaho. If you have any information regarding this homicide please contact the Middlesex Country Crime Stoppers Note: Diane’s obituary noted death on October 11th, the police responded on October 10th of her death. Police Delve into past for Stephanishen Murder Clues NEW BRUNSWICK - Police trying to find the killer of Diane Stephanishen, who was knifed to death in her hotel room on Albany Street Monday, have discovered that the 31-year old victim had been married four times. According to the Chief of Police in Salmon, Idaho, Karen Diane Withington - the victim’s maiden name was first wed on September 9, 1957 to Phillip C. Gutzman. She was then 17 years old. They later divorced three months later. Gutzman, a career Army officer, is currently stationed at Fort Polk, LA. In October of 1958, she married Stanley R. Schlicter, whose current whereabouts are unknown. A divorce followed on April 16, 1959. Mrs. Stephanishen’s third husband, Stanley Seitinger was the father of a child, Alan Seitzinger, who currently lives with the Withington family in Salmon, Idaho, police said. That marriage started sometime in June 1960. In 1963, having apparently been divorced from Seitzinger, she married Ronald James Stephanishen. He is now 29 and living in Idaho Falls, Idaho, according to Idaho Authorities. Police have questioned more than 50 local persons and use lie detectors test in their investigation of the brutal murder. Her body, lying on a blood soaked bed, was discovered at 3:50 AM, Monday by Perry Jones, her boyfriend, when he returned from night shift work at Food Additives, Inc., in Madison. James has been cleared of suspicion in the case. The Central New Jersey Home News New Brunswick, New Jersey 14 Oct 1971, Thu • Page 40