On April 19th, 1947 Karen Sue was born to Roy and Cleone Dalrymple. Karen grew up in Commerce City, Colorado and graduated high school at Adams City High School. After graduation Karen spent one year at Colorado State University then moved to Eugene Oregon in 1967. Portland Oregon was Karens next stop. On a whim, Karen then moved to Hawaii for 3 years. There she met Loyd Stromer. In 1970 she moved back to Denver and married Loyd. From there they moved to Omaha, Nebraska until Loyd got his degree. Then they moved back to Denver for good.
Karen worked at the Colorado Department of Labor and Unemployment until her retirement. In 2000, Karen met Carol and they married in 2018.
Karen raised 5 Sheepdogs, (her love) Yogi, Max, Bumper, Chumley and Chelsey, Sophie, the labradoodle and Maggie the Wheaton Terrier.
A funeral is scheduled for 11am May the 5th at Olinger Crown Hill with a reception there to follow. Susan Watson will officiate the ceremony. All are welcome to celebrate Karen's life.
The family would like to thank Karen's caregivers, Amber and Debbie, and all the staff at Porter House Hospice.