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Karen Morrow Simkovic

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Karen Morrow Simkovic, 61, of Peoria, Ariz., formerly of Carmichaels, went to be with her Lord Friday, May 24, 2019, after over a yearlong battle with cancer.

Karen was born November 27, 1957, in Uniontown, a daughter of Florence Angelo Morrow of New Salem and the late Patsy Robert Morrow Sr. The second of three children, she grew up in Masontown and graduated in 1976 from Albert Gallatin High School at Friendship Hill.

Karen met her husband, Tom, at a restaurant and the two were married July 11, 1998.

She was a parishioner of both St. Hugh Roman Catholic Church in Carmichaels and St. Thomas Parish in Glendale, Ariz.

Karen had a love for her career and enjoyed working for Dr. Evan Williams at his dental practice in Carmichaels, where she was employed for more than 16 years before retiring to Arizona.

She had a passion for life, her family, gardening and baking. Karen was an involved member of the church, donating her time to deliver food to the homeless shelters and volunteering on election days at the polls.

Karen is survived by her husband, Thomas L. Simkovic of Peoria; a daughter, Angela Rector and husband Jim of Morgantown, W.Va.; a son, Daniel Lasko of Pittsburgh; and a stepdaughter, Randi Bustamante and husband Toribio of Glendale; three grandchildren, Julia Bustamante, Toribio Bustamante and Andres Bustamante; two brothers, Patsy R. Morrow Jr. and wife Cindy of Garards Fort, and Charles A. Morrow and wife Carla of Leckrone; and six nieces and nephews.

Family and friends are welcome from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday in Yoskovich Funeral Home, 724-966-5500, Martin J. Yoskovich, funeral director, 300 South Vine Street (Route 88), Carmichaels, where a blessing service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 3, followed at 11 a.m. by a Mass of the Resurrection in St. Hugh Roman Catholic Church, with the Rev. J. Francis Frazer as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Crucible. For additional information and to sign a guest book, visit www.YoskovichFH.com.

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