Karen Diane (Kehoe) Cornelison

December 11, 1949 – December 3, 2024

Karen Diane (Kehoe) Cornelison, 74 of Downing, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at the Brookfield Life Care Center in Brookfield, Missouri where she had been a resident since August 15, 2024.

The daughter of Donald and Maxine (Gunderson) Kehoe, she was born on December 11, 1949 in Des Moines, Iowa.  She graduated from high school in the Des Moines, Iowa area.

Karen was united in marriage to Earl Lee Cornelison on December 3, 1999 in Memphis, Missouri and they lived in Downing, Missouri for a number of years.

Karen is survived by her husband, Earl Cornelison of Downing, Missouri; children, Donnie Sites of Des Moines, Iowa, David Gerald Cornelison of Des Moines, Iowa and Bradley Dale Cornelison of Ft. Myers, Florida; numerous grandchildren and other family members.

Karen is preceded in death by her parents; her second husband, Rex Eugene Hicks on May 10, 1998 and children, Christy Sites, Misty Jo Cornelison and Earl Lee Cornelison, Junior.

During Karen's younger life, she was a farmer's wife and worked together with her husband, Earl raising hogs in Iowa.

As per Karen's wishes, her body has been cremated and no services are planned at this time.  Online condolences may be sent to the family by logging on to normanfh.com.  Arrangements are under the direction of the Norman Funeral Home of Lancaster, Missouri.