Karen Melton, 61, of Newark, New Jersey, passed Wednesday, February 06, 2019. Karen was born to Fleming Baskerville , and Geraldine Baskerville , February 02, 1958.

Karen graduated from Barringer High School and received a degree from Essex County College . She married Harold Plummer in 1999 and they lived together in Boston MA. Karen worked as an Outreach worker at University Hospital for 22 years before she became ill. 

Karen is survived by 3 children: Nakia Baskerville , Al-Rasheed Baskerville , and Waliyah Baskerville . She also is survived by 3 grandchildren.