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She was born in Coon Rapids on October 29, 1960 to Richard and Delores (Lahr) Van Heel.
Karen was a longtime U.S. Postal Service Employee serving communities of Ironton, Crosby, Deerwood, Little Falls, and Pine River of Minnesota.
Karen is survived by her husband Mark Frazier; her son, Sam (Danielle) Lutzke of Cottage Grove; her daughters, Hanna (Jesse) Lutzke-Brill of Aitkin, Tina Frazier of Ironton and Kara (Dustin) Ericson of Buffalo; her brother, Scott (Shelly) Van Heel of Ham Lake; her sister, Barbie (Larry) Madson of St. Francis and seven grandchildren.
Preceding Karen in death are her parents and 4 siblings.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at the Myrin-James American Legion Post in Ironton from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Share a toast for Karen at 4:30 p.m. Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby.
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