Burlingame--Karen Sue Wessel, 62, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at her home in Burlingame, Kansas. She was born on December 5, 1957 in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Ted and Una Prost.

On June 30, 1989, Karen was married to Michael Wessel in Burlingame.

Karen found happiness in baking and cooking for anyone and everyone.  She had a garden every year and would can anything and everything she could to give to her family and friends. You could also often find her sitting at her sewing machine working on whatever her project at the time was.  Karen's world was Mike, her kids, and her 4 grandsons.  She was always willing to get down and crawl around on the floor to play or go outside with them. She had friends who'd turned into family that she enjoyed daily talks with.

Karen is survived by her three sons, Caleb (Ariel) Wessel of Topeka; Joshua Johnson of Platte City, Missouri and Justin (Amanda) Johnson of Dubuque, Iowa; her two daughters, Chelsea (Bryan) Lowe of Georgetown, Texas and Jessica (Travis) Dye of Platte City, Missouri; her two sisters, Rosella Reece of Burlingame and Valee (Steve) Brown of Osage City; and her four grandchildren, Aiden, Declan, Wyatt and Beau.  She was preceded in death by brothers: Steve Greeve, Larry Greeve, and sisters Thelma Knight, Melva Smith

A memorial service for Karen will be held at 11:00am on Friday, July 24 at the St. Patrick Catholic Church in Scranton. Inurnment in the Burlingame Cemetery will be at a later date. Memorial contributions in memory of Karen may be made to St. Patrick Catholic Church, sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home, 818 Topeka Avenue, Lyndon, KS. 66451. Online condolences for the family may be left at feltnerfuneralhome.com .