Karen Kahler's grandmother closely tied to Kansas town's community

Wednesday, December 2, 2009 | 8:25 p.m. CST; updated 4:39 p.m. CST, Monday, December 7, 2009

BURLINGAME, Kan. — The 89-year-old grandmother of Karen Kahler died in a Topeka, Kan., hospital Tuesday after lingering for three days in critical condition with gunshot wounds.

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