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Karen Elaine Recker
Karen Elaine Recker
Lamont
Karen Elaine Recker, 81, of Lamont, Iowa, died peacefully, with family at her side, at the Strawberry Point Lutheran Home in Strawberry Point, Iowa, on Sunday, January 19, 2025.
Visitation: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm, on Friday, January 24, 2025, at Leonard-Muller Funeral Home in Strawberry Point, Iowa. A prayer service will be conducted by Deacon Paul Dolan at 8:00 pm. Friends may also call from 9:00 am - 9:45 am on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at the church.
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:00 am, on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Strawberry Point with Father John Haugen as Celebrant.
Interment: St. Albert’s Cemetery in rural Lamont, Iowa.
Online condolences may be sent to www.leonard-mullerfh.com.
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