Kris Jenner’s sister Karen Houghton dies aged 65: Kardashian matriarch pays emotional tribute to ‘sweetest, kindest and sensitive’ sibling

Kris Jenner’s more youthful sister Karen Houghton has died aged 65 with the Kardashian matriarch having to pay emotional tribute to her sibling.

Karen – who famously had a rollercoaster romance with Jenner, 68 – was described deceased to San Diego County officers on Monday in San Marcos, California, TMZ reports.

The precise conditions of her passing are unclear, with county officers attributing her loss of life to organic triggers for now.

Karen was Kris’ only sister, with the pair escalating up in San Diego jointly lifted predominately by mother MJ immediately after her divorce from the pair’s father Robert Houghton. 

Jenner shared snaps with her beloved sister and wrote: ‘It is with the heaviest heart and deepest disappointment that I share that my sister Karen passed away yesterday unexpectedly. 

‘My coronary heart aches for my mother MJ and my niece Natalie and I pray that God guides us all via this complicated time. Karen was attractive inside of and out. She was the sweetest, kindest, the most delicate and susceptible and so so funny. 

‘She always felt grateful and grateful for her life and treasured her loved ones and close friends and primarily her lovely daughter. She retains these kinds of a substantial part of my coronary heart and I cherish just about every solitary memory we have with each other. 

‘Karen’s passing is a reminder that life is so shorter and valuable and tomorrow is never ever promised. We must tell those people we cherish how a lot we enjoy them. I appreciate you my attractive sister.’

Karen is survived by her daughter Natalie, 26, who she welcomed with ex-husband Mark Zettel, mom MJ , Kris and nieces Kourtney, Kim and Khloe Kardashian, Kendall and Kylie Jenner, and nephew Rob Kardashian.

Kris and Karen had extended endured a rollercoaster romantic relationship, oscillating amongst having public barbs at one particular a different, to Kris lavishing her minimal sister with expensive gifts. 

In 2019 the pair had been unveiled to have reunited in an Instagram Story posted by Karen’s daughter Natalie.

The feuding sisters posed smiling with Natalie, her renowned cousin Kylie Jenner, and their mom Mary Jo Campbell.

Karen experienced usually been outspoken when her sister Kris has riled her. In 2014, Karen explained to Radar that even with Kris and her estranged spouse Bruce searching pleasant there would be no reunion.

 

Karen stated: ‘Bruce still left. He walked out on her, and I imagine he’s not coming back. He could not get the yelling any more and things.’

And she mentioned Kris was not having the split effectively, adding: ‘I believe she’s acquired problems right now since Bruce remaining her. ‘Kris is alone, she’s not relationship. She’s not the sort to run all-around.’

She created the feedback following creating on her Fb web page in April 2014: ‘Pray for Kris Jenner she requires it…crazy. Shes as nutcase [sic].

‘She doesn’t require prayers she demands sky vodka hahaha hahaha hahaha.’ And explaining her considerably severe sights, Karen claimed ‘I get p***ed off at her for the reason that she doesn’t react to me. If you assume your sister would connect with you again, she doesn’t. And it hurts me.’

Having said that the element-time nurse did poke exciting at herself far too, in a Might 2014 Fb article, producing, ‘Be an individual s ridiculous aunt…its incredible! !! K [sic]’

Karen – blamed her sibling’s celeb position and starvation for fame and fortune.

She mentioned: ‘I really do not treatment how a great deal income you have or who you are, you’re my sister. I’m not frightened of her. I cannot get to her any more. But I guess it is the funds.

‘She’s a large movie star and now she has improved. I’m not stating great or poor. But I’ve observed what it can do to Kris… ever since she moved to L.A.’

Admitting she has had operate-ins with Kris – mostly to do with caring for their aging mom, Karen explained to MailOnline: ‘I identified as up Kris yelling at her, for the reason that I was like, “You want to help your mother additional and you know it.” And I believe that she type of acquired the information.I was screaming – I you should not even treatment.

In 2014, the previous air stewardess advised Radar, ‘when you categorical a loving family members and loved ones values and a close family members and my mother needs to dwell in La Jolla, acquire her a condominium, Kris! I do not realize her. I hardly ever will. It’s just her personality.’

The assault adopted a 2013 job interview all through which Kris informed Radar: ‘Unfortunately, my sister has been dealing with demons for decades.’

 In the star’s 2011 autobiography she said of her sister, ‘We liked each and every other, and we were there for every other by thick and skinny, and to this day we are a section of every single other’s lives.’

In 2016, Karen paid the best compliment to the momager, acquiring an intensive facial area carry in purchase to ‘look like my attractive sister Kris’.