Karen M. Fleming

WATERBURY CENTER - Karen Marie (Lefebvre) Fleming, 53, of Waterbury Center, passed away unexpectedly from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on June 15, 2017. Born on Sept. 24, 1963, in St. Albans, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Johnson and Leona (Larmay) Lefebvre and became the stepdaughter of Fred Murray II. Karen was previously married to Gary Delphia and Brian Fleming.
Karen attended Bellows Free Academy in Fairfax and then went on to hold several jobs in Chittenden and Washington counties. She worked as a secretary for Delphia Construction in Waterbury, was a bartender at the Harry N. Cutting American Legion Post 59 in Waterbury, and most recently, was a volunteer driver for Green Mountain Transit Authority in Berlin. Karen loved interacting with her children and grandchildren, going to flea markets, spending time at the beach at Sand Bar State Park and the Waterbury Reservoir, as well as tending to her flower gardens. She was a member of the Waterbury American Legion.
Karen is loved and mourned by her son, David Delphia and his partner, Taylor Fitzgerald, of Waterbury Center; her daughter, Kasey Grout and her husband, Kris, of Duxbury; her stepchildren, Whitney Commo, of Hardwick, Adam Commo, of Waterbury, Liza Commo, of Waterbury; 10 grandchildren Isiah and Colby Liberty, of South Burlington, Camden Delphia, of Waterbury, Alexis and Jacob Huckins, of Duxbury, Shelby Grout, of Barre, Jordan Grout, of Moretown, Brian Grout, of Duxbury, and Lucas and Mackenzie Ladieu, both of Waterbury Center; her siblings, Bobby Lefebvre and his partner, Sherry May, of Waterbury Center, William Lefebvre and his fiancée, Stephanie Koch, of Fairfax, Bruce Lefebvre and his wife, Karen, of St. Albans, Dawn Ryder, of Grand Isle, Michael Murray and his wife, Kathy, of Fairfax, Darlene Marrier and her husband, Gary, of Montgomery; as well as many nieces, nephews and extended family. Karen was predeceased by her parents, stepfather and stepbrother Fred Murray III.
Memorial services will be held from the Waterbury American Legion, 16 Stowe St., Waterbury, on Friday, June 23, 2017, at 2 p.m. with a reception to follow. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be considered to Green Mountain Transit Authority, Capital District, 6088 VT Route 12, Berlin VT 05602.
Assisting the family is the Perkins-Parker Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Waterbury. To send online condolences, please visit www.perkinsparker.com or the funeral home Facebook page.