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Karen Elizabeth Strean 1942 - 2006

Karen Elizabeth Strean of Burlington, Des Moines County, IA was born on March 22, 1942 in Burlington, and died at age 64 years old on November 27, 2006 at Home birth in Burlington.
Karen Elizabeth Strean
Burlington, Des Moines County, IA 52601
March 22, 1942
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, 52601, United States
November 27, 2006
Home birth in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, 52601, United States
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  • Introduction

    Karen enjoyed music! All kinds of music! From beautiful classical music to The Beatles, The Monkeys, and Even Tracy Chapman.. To beautiful church hymns. She loved to sing. She was in several chiors. She had a great sense of humor and loved to laugh! She loved to Garden! And go swimming at local pools and beaches! She loved & enjoyed her family!! She was of the Christian faith and a strong believer Karen was a devoted & wonderful mother! She had one daughter, Elizabeth M. Strean (Mehaffy) and 2 Grandchildren, Drake A. Mehaffy and Karyn Renee Mehaffy. She loved her grandchildren very much! She now has one great grandson Gadriel E. Martinez Gonzalez who she never got to meet. But would have absolutely adored!! Karen was the daughter of Alvin Jackson Strean and Elizabeth May (Quayle) Strean and she had one Older sister Sandra Strean Ogden. And one younger brother William Strean. She had many nieces and nephews. She loved them all very much! She often cared for her siblings children. The Strean family was very close and loved to do for each other. They were strong Christian family! They attended the First Christin Church in Burlington Iowa for many many years. Karen and Elizabeth later joined the First United Methodist Church in Burlington Iowa. They sang in chiors together.. And attended church most every sunday while she raised her daughter to have a strong faith! Karen was ill with what we thought was the flu.. And or pneumonia. She passed away in her sleep at home November 27 2006. She is greatly missed and often thought of!
  • 03/22
    1942

    Birthday

    March 22, 1942
    Birthdate
    Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa 52601, United States
    Birthplace
  • Early Life & Education

    Karen went to Prospect School for grade school in burlington iowa. She went to middle school at Horse Mann Middle school. And High School at Apollo High School in Burlington. Karen was a Nurse. She worked and trained at Mercy Hospital Iowa city. And the University of iowa. And later at the Cleveland Clinic Hospitals in Cleveland Ohio. She later moved back to burlington where she became a Teachers associate at Central Ave. School where she worked with severe and profound students. And was a One on One for many years. And then she continued work for the Burlington School District as a Secretary & Receptionist at the Burlington High School until she retired.
  • Professional Career

    Nurse.. A Teacher Associate.. A One on One associate. And a Secretary & Receptionist.. But was a Single Mother and raised her daughter by her self.
  • 11/27
    2006

    Death

    November 27, 2006
    Death date
    Heart attack due to pneumonia
    Cause of death
    Home birth in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa 52601, United States
    Death location
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Karen E Strean
Karen E Strean
A photo of Karen E Strean and her daughter Elizabeth in Cleveland Ohio.
Date & Place: in Cleveland, Ohio United States
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Karen E Strean
Karen E Strean
A photo of Karen E Strean & her daughter Elizabeth Strean Mehaffy. At Elizabeth's wedding to Donald E. Mehaffy in 1997
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