Karen Joyce Railey

Karen Joyce (Strong) Railey, passed away on October 29, 2025, and is now in the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; leaving her body behind to be with Him in eternity.

Born October 4, 1944, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Raymond C. and Joyce I. (Petersen) Strong, she is the mother of Don Stahurski, Connie McKenzie, Patrick McKenzie, and Kathryn (McKenzie) Graham; grandmother to 8, great-grandmother to 11.

Married to her husband Brian in 1987, Karen worked in the semi-conductor industry around the “Silicon Valley” area of California, holding various positions in the Integrated Circuit manufacturing industry at such places as Ford Aerospace in Palo Alto, where she worked as a Thick Film Screen Printer. Other tasks she performed while working in the industry were die attaching and gold wire bonding, to name just two.

Karen left the industry after a brief illness to study nutrition from a holistic perspective, and on April 25, 2001, after earning a number of related certifications, was awarded a Bachelor of Natural Health Sciences (B.S.) Degree in Nutrition.

Karen’s husband Brian retired from the Telecommunication industry in 2003, after which they relocated to the central states, settling first in Nebraska then moving to Oklahoma, where her husband continues to reside.

Karen is survived by her husband of 38 years, her sons Don and Patrick, her daughters Connie and Kathryn, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and a very special high school friend, Flossie Patterson.

A private family burial will be in Park Grove Cemetery in Broken Arrow, OK.

Family and friends may share memories online at www.brownfamilycares.com. Karen’s family entrusted her care and service to Brown Funeral Home & Cremations, 231 E. Commercial St., Broken Arrow, OK 74012, 918-251-5331.