Pornwadee Yenbutr Karow

Pornwadee Yenbutr Karow of Barhamsville, VA, passed on peacefully at Lynn House of the Potomac on September 3, 2026 with her loving husband at her side.

Pornwadee was born in Bangkok, Thailand in October, 1959 and later became a US citizen. She earned her MD degree from The Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, in Thailand and her PhD from The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health in 1994.

In 1996 she married her devoted husband, Charles, and together they have started and managed several online businesses, including Epsilon Registration, Your Own Cookbook, Option Trader’s Assistant, and Instant Image Gallery.

Pornwadee enjoyed playing percussion in Baltimore Symphonic Band (including 3 European tours) and Music Americana. She was an award-winning recreational ice skater and also enjoyed swimming. She was an avid gardener, both inside and out, loving orchids and African violets.

She is survived by her husband, Charles Karow and his sisters Alice Karow and Janice Karow, and siblings Krisda Yenbutr, Khonthawan-Ratakorn Yenbut, Voradesh Yenbut, Petchsorn Yenbutr, Patima Yenbutr and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Kamol Yenbutr and Orsa Sawangdee Yenbutr.

A Buddhist prayer service was held on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at 12:00 noon at Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home, 1500 West Braddock Road, Alexandria, VA.