Foley, Minnesota
Karen Lenz, age 80, of Sartell, and formerly of Morrill, passed away Nov. 12, 2024, at the St. Cloud Hospital after a short illness. Mass of Christian Burial was Nov. 16 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Morrill. The Rev. Matthew Langager officiated, and burial took place at St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery in St. Michael. Visitation was Friday at the Foley Funeral Home with parish prayers and will continued before Mass at the church Saturday. Service with Dignity provided by the Foley Funeral Home.
Karen Jean Lenz was born Aug. 12, 1944, in Watertown to Ben and Inez (Fabel) Griep. She graduated from Delano High School in 1962. She worked several jobs in Delano and Buffalo area and married David Lenz Oct. 9, 1965 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Delano. The couple was blessed with six kids: Donald “Bubba”, JoAnn, Dale, Jean, Dennis and Doug. They moved to Royalton in 1972 and farmed and raised exotic animals. Karen was involved with 4-H in Wright County and Benton County. She loved to sew and do crafts, and she made over 7,000 cancer awareness hats and also hand embroidered dish towels. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.
She is survived by her children: Donald “Bubba” (Brenda), JoAnn, Dale (Sally), Dennis (Malissa) and Doug (Kelly), as well as nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren, a brother, Lloyd and a sister-in-law, Dorathea. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, David, great-grandson, Rylan and daughter, Jean and a brother, Jerry.
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