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

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

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

The precise circumstances of her passing are unclear, with county officers attributing her loss of life to pure causes for now.

Karen was Kris’ solely sister, with the pair rising up in San Diego collectively raised predominately by mother MJ after her divorce from the pair’s father Robert Houghton. 

On Tuesday, Jenner shared snaps along with her beloved sister and wrote: ‘It’s with the heaviest coronary heart and deepest unhappiness that I share that my sister Karen handed away yesterday unexpectedly. 

Kris reunited with Karen after a interval of estrangement in 2019 – with their meet documented in an Instagram Story posted by Karen’s daughter Natalie Zettel – [L-R] Natalie, Karen, Mary Jo Campbell, Kris and Kylie Jenner

‘My coronary heart aches for my mother MJ and my niece Natalie and I pray that God guides us all by means of this troublesome time. Karen was lovely inside and outside. She was the sweetest, kindest, probably the most delicate and susceptible and so so humorous. 

‘She at all times felt grateful and grateful for her life and treasured her household and associates and particularly her lovely daughter. She holds such an enormous a part of my coronary heart and I cherish each single reminiscence we have now collectively. 

‘Karen’s passing is a reminder that life is so quick and valuable and tomorrow isn’t promised. We should inform these we cherish how a lot we love them. I like you my lovely 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 lengthy endured a rollercoaster relationship, oscillating between taking public barbs at each other, to Kris lavishing her little sister with dear presents. 

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

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

Half-time nurse Karen had develop into often called the black sheep of the household after she candidly opened up outdoors Kim Kardashian’s child bathe in 2013 and even did a jig for ready reporters.

Regardless of signing an NDA for the occasion, Karen waxed lyrical about consuming ‘marshmallow on a stick’, the rose cake on the occasion and the goody bag, saying Kim and Kanye West ‘gave out Rolexes’.

Karen had ceaselessly been outspoken when her sister Kris has riled her. In 2014, Karen advised Radar that regardless of Kris and her estranged husband Bruce wanting pleasant there can be no reunion.

The precise circumstances of her passing are unclear, with county officers attributing her loss of life to pure causes for now

Kris stated: ‘My coronary heart aches for my mother MJ and my niece Natalie and I pray that God guides us all by means of this troublesome time. Karen was lovely inside and outside. She was the sweetest, kindest, probably the most delicate and susceptible and so so humorous’

Kris shared pictures of Karen along with her late ex-husband Robert Kardashian and mother MJ

Kris posted a snap of Karen with mother and a younger Kourtney Kardashian

Karen embraced Rob Kardashian in a candy throwback snap

In Could 2023 Karen’s daughter Natalie posted a loving tribute for Mom’s Day posing with Karen and grandma MJ

Natalie shared a glamorous snap of mother Karen within the submit

Natalie posed with MJ – who Kardashians followers will know nicely from their actuality exhibits 

Karen stated: ‘Bruce left. He walked out on her, and I believe he’s not coming again. He couldn’t take the yelling anymore and stuff.’

And he or she stated Kris was not taking the cut up nicely, including: ‘I believe she’s bought points proper now as a result of Bruce left her. ‘Kris is alone, she’s not relationship. She’s not the kind to run round.’

She made the feedback after writing on her Fb web page in April 2014: ‘Pray for Kris Jenner she wants it…loopy. Shes as nutcase [sic].

‘She doesn’t want prayers she wants sky vodka hahaha hahaha hahaha.’ And explaining her considerably harsh views, Karen stated ‘I get p***ed off at her as a result of she doesn’t reply to me. In case you assume your sister would name you again, she doesn’t. And it hurts me.’

Nonetheless the part-time nurse did poke enjoyable at herself too, in a Could 2014 Fb submit, writing, ‘Be somebody s loopy aunt…its fabulous! !! Okay [sic]’

 In 2016, Karen paid the last word praise to the momager, getting an intensive face carry to be able to ‘appear to be my lovely sister Kris’

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

She stated: ‘I don’t care how a lot cash you might have or who you’re, you’re my sister. I’m not afraid of her. I can’t get to her anymore. However I assume it’s the cash.

‘She’s an enormous celeb and now she has modified. I’m not saying good or unhealthy. However I’ve seen what it may well do to Kris… ever since she moved to L.A.’

Admitting she has had run-ins with Kris – primarily to do with caring for his or her growing older mom, Karen advised MailOnline: ‘I known as up Kris yelling at her, as a result of I used to be like, “You could assist your mother extra and you understand it.” And I believe that she form of bought the message.I used to be screaming – I do not even care.

In 2014, the previous air stewardess advised Radar, ‘whenever you specific a loving household and household values and a detailed household and my mother needs to stay in La Jolla, purchase her a apartment, Kris! I don’t perceive her. I by no means will. It’s simply her character.’

The assault adopted a 2013 interview throughout which Kris advised Radar: ‘Sadly, my sister has been coping with demons for years.’

 Within the star’s 2011 autobiography she stated of her sister, ‘We liked one another, and we had been there for one another by means of thick and skinny, and to today we’re part of one another’s lives.’

In 2016, Karen paid the last word praise to the momager, getting an intensive face carry to be able to ‘appear to be my lovely sister Kris’.