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Karen Keller
KAREN DENISE KELLER
Cedar Rapids
Karen Denise Keller, 61, died Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Funeral service: 11 a.m. Saturday, June 25, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids with visitation beginning 9:30 a.m. Private family burial
at a later date.
Surviving are her children, Charles (Kristen) Vail of Camdenton, Mo., Coralie Vail, Krystl Vail and Nina (Tyler) Brott, all of Cedar Rapids; grandchildren, James, Lance, Charles, David, Natalie, Faith, Gavin and Joy; a sister, Irene Lawrence of Cedar Rapids; and a brother, Karl (Elizabeth) Keller of West Virginia.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Karen was born Jan. 24, 1955, in Long Beach, Calif. She was the daughter of Charles and Mable Whitmore Keller. Karen was a homemaker most of her life. She was a loving daughter, mother, grandmother, sister and friend and will be missed by those closest to her.
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