Karen A. Smith, age 83, of Sioux Falls passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Sioux Falls. Interment will follow at Hills of Rest Cemetery, Sioux Falls.
Karen Ann (Fiegen) Smith was born in Colman SD on July 15, 1938 to the late Edward and Mary (Lawler) Fiegen. Karen married Gerald Roumain "Jerry" Smith in Dell Rapids on June 24, 1961, and moved to Southern California raising three children. They lived in a few places and enjoyed traveling to see family and friends. After Jerry passed in 2008, Karen eventually moved back to Sioux Falls to reside near family. Karen will rest next to Jerry at Hills of Rest Memorial Park in Sioux Falls.
Karen was raised on the family farm with her seven siblings in Colman primarily by her mother after her father passed away on June 10, 1945. The third youngest of her siblings, Karen attended St. Mary's Catholic School and sought a nursing degree at McKennan Hospital and Health University where she received a scholarship. As led by the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the medical training and discipline of the Presentation Sisters would serve her through four nursing careers.
After marrying Jerry and moving to California, Karen worked for a hospital in Orange County for short time and then a pediatrician nurse in Corona, CA. Karen was a working mom, loving wife and mother. In 1976, they moved to Worthington, Ohio, where Karen worked as a head nurse and later Director for the Central Ohio Red Cross. Continuing her career with a desire to bring comfort to others, she was the Director of Nursing at two retirement homes after moving to Gainesville Georgia. Karen then retired and spent her time with Jerry, their children and grandchildren. She returned to Sioux Falls in 2010.
Karen is survived by her three children, Susan (Al Wilson) MaryJean Keegan of Flemington, NJ, Todd (Gayle) Roumain Smith of Boise, ID, and Dawn (Mike) Greear of Eagle, CO; nine grandchildren, Erika Crane, Stephanie Roik, Kristin Keegan, Chelsea Smith, Shaleigh Smith, Tyler Greear, Chase Smith, Brendan Keegan and Kaitlyn Greear; five great-grandchildren, Mia Roik, Elijah Roik, Christian Morris, John Morris and Ethan Morris; four siblings, James (Phyllis) Fiegen of Sioux Falls, Jane Kemp of Sioux Falls, Phyllis (Ronald) Alberts of Dell Rapids, and Janice Fiegen of Sioux Falls.
Karen is preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Smith; her parents, Ed and Mary Fiegen; her brother, Ron Fiegen; and her sisters, Madelyn "Punk" Gaspar and Mary Delores "Dot" Gordon.
- George Boom Funeral Home
Karen Ann (Fiegen) Smith was born in Colman SD on July 15, 1938 to the late Edward and Mary (Lawler) Fiegen. Karen married Gerald Roumain "Jerry" Smith in Dell Rapids on June 24, 1961, and moved to Southern California raising three children. They lived in a few places and enjoyed traveling to see family and friends. After Jerry passed in 2008, Karen eventually moved back to Sioux Falls to reside near family. Karen will rest next to Jerry at Hills of Rest Memorial Park in Sioux Falls.
Karen was raised on the family farm with her seven siblings in Colman primarily by her mother after her father passed away on June 10, 1945. The third youngest of her siblings, Karen attended St. Mary's Catholic School and sought a nursing degree at McKennan Hospital and Health University where she received a scholarship. As led by the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the medical training and discipline of the Presentation Sisters would serve her through four nursing careers.
After marrying Jerry and moving to California, Karen worked for a hospital in Orange County for short time and then a pediatrician nurse in Corona, CA. Karen was a working mom, loving wife and mother. In 1976, they moved to Worthington, Ohio, where Karen worked as a head nurse and later Director for the Central Ohio Red Cross. Continuing her career with a desire to bring comfort to others, she was the Director of Nursing at two retirement homes after moving to Gainesville Georgia. Karen then retired and spent her time with Jerry, their children and grandchildren. She returned to Sioux Falls in 2010.
Karen is survived by her three children, Susan (Al Wilson) MaryJean Keegan of Flemington, NJ, Todd (Gayle) Roumain Smith of Boise, ID, and Dawn (Mike) Greear of Eagle, CO; nine grandchildren, Erika Crane, Stephanie Roik, Kristin Keegan, Chelsea Smith, Shaleigh Smith, Tyler Greear, Chase Smith, Brendan Keegan and Kaitlyn Greear; five great-grandchildren, Mia Roik, Elijah Roik, Christian Morris, John Morris and Ethan Morris; four siblings, James (Phyllis) Fiegen of Sioux Falls, Jane Kemp of Sioux Falls, Phyllis (Ronald) Alberts of Dell Rapids, and Janice Fiegen of Sioux Falls.
Karen is preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Smith; her parents, Ed and Mary Fiegen; her brother, Ron Fiegen; and her sisters, Madelyn "Punk" Gaspar and Mary Delores "Dot" Gordon.
- George Boom Funeral Home
Karen A. Smith, age 83, of Sioux Falls passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Sioux Falls. Interment will follow at Hills of Rest Cemetery, Sioux Falls.
Karen Ann (Fiegen) Smith was born in Colman SD on July 15, 1938 to the late Edward and Mary (Lawler) Fiegen. Karen married Gerald Roumain "Jerry" Smith in Dell Rapids on June 24, 1961, and moved to Southern California raising three children. They lived in a few places and enjoyed traveling to see family and friends. After Jerry passed in 2008, Karen eventually moved back to Sioux Falls to reside near family. Karen will rest next to Jerry at Hills of Rest Memorial Park in Sioux Falls.
Karen was raised on the family farm with her seven siblings in Colman primarily by her mother after her father passed away on June 10, 1945. The third youngest of her siblings, Karen attended St. Mary's Catholic School and sought a nursing degree at McKennan Hospital and Health University where she received a scholarship. As led by the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the medical training and discipline of the Presentation Sisters would serve her through four nursing careers.
After marrying Jerry and moving to California, Karen worked for a hospital in Orange County for short time and then a pediatrician nurse in Corona, CA. Karen was a working mom, loving wife and mother. In 1976, they moved to Worthington, Ohio, where Karen worked as a head nurse and later Director for the Central Ohio Red Cross. Continuing her career with a desire to bring comfort to others, she was the Director of Nursing at two retirement homes after moving to Gainesville Georgia. Karen then retired and spent her time with Jerry, their children and grandchildren. She returned to Sioux Falls in 2010.
Karen is survived by her three children, Susan (Al Wilson) MaryJean Keegan of Flemington, NJ, Todd (Gayle) Roumain Smith of Boise, ID, and Dawn (Mike) Greear of Eagle, CO; nine grandchildren, Erika Crane, Stephanie Roik, Kristin Keegan, Chelsea Smith, Shaleigh Smith, Tyler Greear, Chase Smith, Brendan Keegan and Kaitlyn Greear; five great-grandchildren, Mia Roik, Elijah Roik, Christian Morris, John Morris and Ethan Morris; four siblings, James (Phyllis) Fiegen of Sioux Falls, Jane Kemp of Sioux Falls, Phyllis (Ronald) Alberts of Dell Rapids, and Janice Fiegen of Sioux Falls.
Karen is preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Smith; her parents, Ed and Mary Fiegen; her brother, Ron Fiegen; and her sisters, Madelyn "Punk" Gaspar and Mary Delores "Dot" Gordon.
- George Boom Funeral Home
Karen Ann (Fiegen) Smith was born in Colman SD on July 15, 1938 to the late Edward and Mary (Lawler) Fiegen. Karen married Gerald Roumain "Jerry" Smith in Dell Rapids on June 24, 1961, and moved to Southern California raising three children. They lived in a few places and enjoyed traveling to see family and friends. After Jerry passed in 2008, Karen eventually moved back to Sioux Falls to reside near family. Karen will rest next to Jerry at Hills of Rest Memorial Park in Sioux Falls.
Karen was raised on the family farm with her seven siblings in Colman primarily by her mother after her father passed away on June 10, 1945. The third youngest of her siblings, Karen attended St. Mary's Catholic School and sought a nursing degree at McKennan Hospital and Health University where she received a scholarship. As led by the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the medical training and discipline of the Presentation Sisters would serve her through four nursing careers.
After marrying Jerry and moving to California, Karen worked for a hospital in Orange County for short time and then a pediatrician nurse in Corona, CA. Karen was a working mom, loving wife and mother. In 1976, they moved to Worthington, Ohio, where Karen worked as a head nurse and later Director for the Central Ohio Red Cross. Continuing her career with a desire to bring comfort to others, she was the Director of Nursing at two retirement homes after moving to Gainesville Georgia. Karen then retired and spent her time with Jerry, their children and grandchildren. She returned to Sioux Falls in 2010.
Karen is survived by her three children, Susan (Al Wilson) MaryJean Keegan of Flemington, NJ, Todd (Gayle) Roumain Smith of Boise, ID, and Dawn (Mike) Greear of Eagle, CO; nine grandchildren, Erika Crane, Stephanie Roik, Kristin Keegan, Chelsea Smith, Shaleigh Smith, Tyler Greear, Chase Smith, Brendan Keegan and Kaitlyn Greear; five great-grandchildren, Mia Roik, Elijah Roik, Christian Morris, John Morris and Ethan Morris; four siblings, James (Phyllis) Fiegen of Sioux Falls, Jane Kemp of Sioux Falls, Phyllis (Ronald) Alberts of Dell Rapids, and Janice Fiegen of Sioux Falls.
Karen is preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Smith; her parents, Ed and Mary Fiegen; her brother, Ron Fiegen; and her sisters, Madelyn "Punk" Gaspar and Mary Delores "Dot" Gordon.
- George Boom Funeral Home
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