Karen Kogel, age 70, of rural Woonsocket passed away Thursday August 4 at Avera Weskota Memorial Hospital in Wessington Springs from a car accident.
Funeral services will be, Saturday August 13 at 10 a.m. in the St. Wilfrid Catholic Church, Woonsocket. Visitation is scheduled from 5-7 p.m. at the church with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug 12. Burial will be in St. Wilfrid Catholic Cemetery with Fr. Kevin Doyle officiating.
Karen was born January 13, 1952 to Lewis and Charlotte (Hopkins) Carpenter Jr. in Danville, Illinois. She graduated from Rockville Indiana High School in 1970. After graduation, Karen moved to Wessington Springs, SD where she met David Kogel. They were united in marriage on July 8 , 1972 at St. Wilfrid Catholic Church in Woonsocket. Shortly after they moved to the family farm west of Woonsocket where they raised their four children.
While raising their four children and working on the farm, Karen also worked at Prairie View Care Center, owned Karen’s Kitchen and worked at Van Dykes.
After retiring, Karen spent most of her time taking care of her grandchildren. Karen loved to read, bake, garden and do crafts. She always had cookies or bars when her children and grandchildren came to visit. Karen loved spending time with her grandkids. She would drop everything to go to their events or get the chance to spend time with them. Karen was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Post 29 in Woonsocket.
She is survived by her husband, David her children and grandchildren, Michael (Sheri), and children Megan and Griffin of Woonsocket, Brian and child Ella of Madison, Danny (Tara), and children Cadence, Haleigh, and Hannah of Huron, Amy of Stanley, ND, aunt Carolyn Petak of Rockville, Indiana, cousins Tom (Teresa) Lawson of Bloomingdale, Indiana, Pam Lawhorn of Rockville, Indiana, three half-brothers, two halfsisters and various aunts, uncles and cousins.
Karen was preceded in death by her parents, grandparents, a brotherin- law, sister-in-law and various aunts and uncles.