Karen Stief

Cold Weather Advisory issued December 14 at 12:35PM EST until December 15 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 5 to 15 below zero.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 11 AM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013

Karen Stief

Karen Sue Stief, 64, Celina, passed away at 8:15 a.m. Aug. 31, 2013, at Colonial Nursing Center in Rockford.

She was born Aug. 17, 1949, in Fort Wayne, Ind., to William and Donna Romary Thomas. On May 15, 1993, she married Larry Stief of Celina.

Surviving are her brother, William (Stephanie) Thomas, Indianapolis, Ind., and a niece, Emily Schroeder, San Bernardino, Calif.

She graduated in 1967 from Southside High School, Fort Wayne. She received her bachelor's degree in nursing from Indiana University and received her master's degree from the University of Florida. She retired from nursing in 1993.

The family will hold a memorial service at a later date.

Arrangements are being handled by Lehman-Hogenkamp-Dzendzel Funeral Home.

Condolences may be left at LHDfuneralhome.com.

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