Obituaries 11/21/24

Karen Lenz, 80

Karen Lenz, age 80, of Sartell, and formerly of Morrill, passed away November 12, 2024, at the St. Cloud Hospital after a short illness. Mass of Christian Burial was 11:00 A.M., Saturday, November 16, 2024, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Morrill. Rev. Matthew Langager officiated, and burial took take place at St. Micheal’s Catholic Cemetery, St. Michael, Minnesota. Visitation was from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M., Friday, at the Foley Funeral Home with Parish Prayers at 5:00 P.M. and continued from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. at the church on Saturday. Service with Dignity provided by the Foley Funeral Home.

Karen Jean Lenz was born August 12, 1944, in Watertown, Minnesota, 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 on October 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 in 4-H in Wright County and Benton County. She loved to sew and do crafts and 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; daughter, Jean; and a brother, Jerry.