Karen L. Raleigh

1947 - 2016  (68 years)

• Name	Karen L. Raleigh
  Born	21 Mar 1947	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	certified emergency nurse and trauma nurse specialist
  Died	11 Feb 2016	Normal, McLean County, Illinois, USA
  Buried	Park Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I441317	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	25 May 2019

  
  

  Father	Walter Francis Raleigh,   b. 16 Jun 1912, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 5 Dec 1990, Normal, McLean County, Illinois, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Dorothy L. Lepper,   b. 2 Jun 1915, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 12 Apr 1993, Normal, McLean County, Illinois, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F146764	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kevin Ward
  Children	1. Ward   2. Ward   3. Ward
  Last Modified	25 May 2019
  Family ID	F146765	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Karen L. Raleigh Ward Birth: 21 Mar 1947 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Death: 11 Feb 2016 (aged 68) Normal, McLean County, Illinois, USA Burial: Park Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, USA Memorial #: 158261195 Bio: Karen L. Ward, 68, of Lexington, Illinoispassed away at 5:02 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 11, 2016) at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal.Karen was born March 21, 1947 in Chicago, a daughter to Walter and Dorothy Lepper Raleigh. She married Kevin S. Ward on July 22, 1994 in Bloomington.Surviving are her husband, Kevin Ward; her children, Elizabeth Ward, Mitchell Ward and Jennifer Ward; mother in-law, Lanita Anuci and sister in-law, Susan (Aaron) Arnold.She was preceded in death by her parents and her father in-law.Karen was born and educated in Chicago, where she started her career as a registered nurse. She then worked for BroMenn Regional Medical Center in Normal. She worked various jobs including long-term care head nurse and intravenous therapist before transferring to the emergency room where she was a certified emergency nurse and trauma nurse specialist. She later retired from home health care in 2008 to fight a courageous eight-year battle with cancer.Published in the Bloomington, Il. Pantagraph Family Members Parents Walter Raleigh 1912-1990 Dorothy L. Lepper Raleigh 1915-1993 Created by: Bob & Nancy Cannon (46739623) Added: 17 Feb 2016 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158261195/karen-l_-ward Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 May 2019), memorial page for Karen L. Raleigh Ward (21 Mar 1947?11 Feb 2016), Find A Grave Memorial no. 158261195, citing Park Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Bob & Nancy Cannon (contributor 46739623) Cremated, Location of ashes is unknown.