Karen Shinkman, 60, of East Haven died March 31. Born in Scranton, Penn., she was the daughter of the late David and Bernice (Cohen) Shinkman. She is survived by her siblings, Susan Shinkman of Washington, D.C. and Alan Shinkman of Los Angeles, Calif.; her godchildren, Laura, Jason, and Paul Finkelstein, and Brianna and Nicholas Hudson.