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Karen K. Kunkel-Smekens Friar

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109 W Windsor St

Montpelier, Indiana

Karen Friar Obituary

Karen K. Kunkel-Smekens Friar, age 80, of rural Hartford City, IN, (Washington Twp. Blackford Co.) passed away at 7:45 PM on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

Family and friends may gather to share memories at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home located at 109 W. Windsor St. Montpelier, IN. on Saturday, May 31, 2025 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM and one hour prior to services on Sunday, June 1, 2025.

A service to celebrate Karen's life will be at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home at 1:00 PM on Sunday, June 1, 2025. Interment will follow in the Elm Grove Cemetery in Bluffton.

Online condolences may be made at www.glancy funeralhomes.com

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Chronicle-Tribune on May 30, 2025.

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4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Walker & Glancy Funeral Home

109 W. Windsor St., Montpelier, IN 47359

Jun

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Funeral service

1:00 p.m.

Walker & Glancy Funeral Home

109 W. Windsor St., Montpelier, IN 47359

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