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Karen Deirdre "DeeDee" Clark-Trojanek
1967 - 2024
BORN
1967
DIED
2024
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Karen Clark-Trojanek Obituary
She loved her career as a lab tech at Rieth-Riley, where she made many friends. She was a talented painter and woodworker who whittled many wooden keepsakes for friends and family. She was fiercely independent and loved her family deeply. DeeDee had incredible strength and courage, never complaining about the challenges she faced. Even when her health was at its worst, all her husband, Ron, had to do was talk about her children, grandchildren, and the rest of her family and it would boost her mood and keep her fighting.
DeeDee was preceded in death by her mother and step-father, Alice and Charles Hodges, Sr.; and her siblings, Chris Clark, Tina Bristol. She is survived by her loving husband, Ron Trojanek; son, Mike Hodges (Patti); daughter, Michelle (Andy) White; grandchildren, Isis, Sabrynn, Adelyn, Harper, Liam, and Easton; father, Eldon Clark; siblings, Candi (Tom) Taylor, Jodi (Steve) Engle, Lynnette (Mike) Hubbard, Charles Jr. "Yog" Hodges, Duane (Lynn) Hodges, and Leeann Kain (Shawn); Ron's children, Kristi, Zachary, Britni, and Joe; mother-in-law, Nancy Bishop; sister-in-law, Christine (Daniel) Hernandez; daughter-in-law, Sandy Pomerleau; and DeeDee's special fur babies, Lowrider, Guinevere, and Bender.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 pm Wednesday, June 19 at Hurst Funeral Home, Greenville, with visitation from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm prior to the service. Graveside services will immediately follow at West Montcalm Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be given to the Corewell Health Foundation for cancer care, and memories and messages of condolence may be shared at www.hurstfh.com.
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