Karen Louise Smith Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Karen Louise Smith (Rochester, Minnesota), who passed away on March 8, 2019 at the age of 74. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Roy Schlief and Phyllis Schlief (Chapman); her spouse Grant Marquardt; her children, Renae Pederson (Rich) of Oak Creek, WI, Jackie Bedtke (Mike) of Dover, MN, Grant Marquardt (Dawn Kirkeeng) of Rochester and Randy Marquardt (Andrea Salomon) of San Antonio, TX; her grandchildren, Ashley Bayer, Corey Pederson, Kaley Pederson, Josh Watson, Courtney Kirkeeng, Mikey Bedtke, Jackson Bedtke and Sam Marquardt-Solomon; her great grandchild Zach Siewert; her siblings, Georgia Laures of Rochester, Joan Hernlem and Roy Schlief; her stepchildren, Bob Smith and Leann Pelzel; and her grandson Braxton Bedtke.
