Karen Oakley

KAREN SUE OAKLEY

Marion

Karen Sue Oakley, 69, of Marion, Iowa, passed away Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, after many health battles at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. Family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. A funeral Mass will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion conducted by the Rev. David O'Connor. All guests are respectfully requested to wear a face mask and practice social distancing. A livestream of the Mass may be accessed at youtu.be/PKYhdtUrqSg.

Karen was born Oct. 14, 1951, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Carroll Floyd and Evelyn Louise (McKee) Mulford. She was a 1970 graduate of Marion High School and went on to attend Kirkwood Community College. On Oct. 21, 2000, Karen was united in marriage to Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Oakley in Marion. She worked in customer service for Yellow Book, now known as Hibu. Karen was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, PEO Chapter CS and was an active committee member for the Marion High School Class of 1970 reunions. She enjoyed traveling, especially to Hawaii, NASCAR and Iowa Hawkeye Sports. Karen loved decorating for and celebrating Christmas. She especially loved spending time with her grandchildren. Karen will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.

Karen is survived and lovingly remembered by her husband of 20 years, Larry Oakley; daughter, Amanda (Dan) Oakley of Cedar Rapids; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two brothers, Stan (Dawn) Mulford of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Kelly (Anne) Mulford of Kenyon, Minn.; and many nieces, nephews and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Carroll and Evelyn Mulford.

Memorials in Karen's memory may be made to the Mercy Foundation Especially for you Breast Cancer Walk at 701 10th St. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403.

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