Karen was born June 17, 1941 and passed on April 23rd, 2013 at 71 years of age after an 18 month battle with cancer. Karen was born to Roy and Mamie Lorentzen in Seattle Washington and is survived by her two brothers, two daughters and three grandchildren.
Karen worked 35+ years at the Seattle office of the FBI. Karen loved and excelled at her job and took pride in her small part in serving justice for our country. She was an honest, trustworthy and dedicated person in every aspect of her life not just at work, she put 100% of her love, effort and knowledge into family and making sure we all mirrored her integrity, selflessness and morals.
Karen retired in 2000 she found more time for cooking recipes, gardening, family and dabbling in golf; she found her great outlet by immersing herself in genealogy. She loved researching her roots and traveling locally as well as using the internet to find the history of our family. Karen thoroughly enjoyed her genealogy classes and found friendship with others so dedicated to their families past. Genealogy kept her mental skills honed with critical thinking, attention to detail and the accuracy that she practiced at work for so many years.
Karen, our mother, will truly be missed by all who were privileged to know her.
Memorial Service will be held 5/9/13 @ 10:30am at Holy Rosary Church in West Seattle located at 4142 42nd Ave SW Seattle, WA 98116.
Reception to follow.
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