Karen Lee Longenberger Kalie

Karen Lee Longenberger Kalie, 63, of Shickshinny, died Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at her home.

Born Dec. 17, 1960, in Berwick, she was the daughter of the late Lowell Longenberger and Bonnie Golla Thomas.

A graduate of Berwick High School, Class of 1979, she was employed as a banker at First Keystone Community Bank in Berwick.

Mrs. Kalie was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Berwick, the VFW Auxiliary, the Shickshinny Legion Auxiliary and Shickshinny Blue Star Mothers of NEPA. She founded the Veterans Education Tours Program in 2017 and assisted with various other veterans' organizations and events. Karen was also an avid reader.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 35 years, Carl Mark Kalie, on Feb. 14, 2023; and two brothers, Byron Longenberger and Lowell Longenberger Jr.

Karen is survived by her son, Mark Kalie, currently serving in the U.S. Air Force in Japan; daughter, Megan Kalie, at home; brother, Daniel Longenberger and his wife, Heidi, Rincon, Ga.; and two sisters, her twin, Kim, wife of John McDonald, Lynnville, Ind.; and Lisa, wife of Michael Lorenz, of Cincinnati, Ohio.

A visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mayo Funeral Home Inc., 77 N. Main St., Shickshinny. An additional visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until the time of the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Mary's Catholic Church, 1730 Fowler Ave., Berwick, with the Rev. William T. Barbee, her pastor, and the Rev. Francis J. Tamburro, retired pastor, officiating.

Interment will be in Fort Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, with her husband.

Memorial donations can be made in her memory to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research or to Wreaths Across America.

Arrangements are under the direction of Mayo Funeral Home Inc., Shickshinny.

For information or to send condolences, visit www.mayofh.com.