Karen Leslie Karlowsky
1955-2013
Karen Leslie Karlowsky, 58, of Speers, died Friday, October 18, 2013.
She was born May 29, 1955, the daughter of the late Kenneth P. and Genevieve Steele Leslie.
Mrs. Karlowsky was a 1973 graduate of Baldwin High School and a 1977 graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College.
She was employed by Southwestern Pennsylvania Human Services for the Pennsylvania Department of Aging Waiver Program, where she leaves behind many dear friends and colleagues.
Mrs. Karlowsky was a member of Mary, Mother of the Church.
She is survived by her husband, Richard L. Karlowsky, whom she married December 9, 1978; sons Nicholas Karlowsky and wife Melinda of South Park, Matthew Karlowsky and wife Markie of Chartiers Township and Gregory Karlowsky of Brentwood; grandson Aiden Matthew Karlowsky; brother-in-law Timothy Karlowsky of Charleroi; sister-in-law Alicia Rodgers and husband Tom; and many extended family members and friends.
Deceased, in addition to her parents, are her brother-in-law, David Karlowsky; and father- and mother-in-law, Albert and Shirley Nutting Karlowsky.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Carl J. Spallino Funeral Home, 819 Fallowfield Avenue, Charleroi. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 23, in Mary, Mother of the Church, Charleroi. Interment will follow at 2 p.m. in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Cecil Township.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Mary, Mother of the Church, 624 Washington Avenue, Charleroi, PA 15022.
Online condolences may be sent to www.spallinofuneralhome.com.