It is with great sadness that we announce the loss

of our sweet Karen. After a courageous battle with brain cancer, Karen

passed away in the loving arms of her family on August 29, 2018. Deeply

loved and cherished by her husband, John, and their daughters, Kristina

(Patrick), Heather (Chris) and the late beautiful Deanna. Loved daughter of

Bob, his wife Emily, and the late Helen Grant. Cherished daughter-in-law of

Amalia and the late Vittorio Di Clemente. Dear sister of Betty-Anne (Rod)

Heikkila, Theresa (Scott) Ginther and Jim (Jennifer) Grant. Dear sister-inlaw

of Lino Di Clemente, Anna (Nick) DeFilippis and Lora (Chris) Cirkon.

Karen will be sadly missed by her many nieces, nephews, and friends.

Raised in Oakville, Ontario, Karen had a love and talent for art and dance.

After graduating from Queen's Commerce in 1981, Karen went on to

complete her Chartered Accountant designation. Shortly after, Karen

married John, the love of her life and very best friend. They went on to

have three daughters, each fiercely close to their loving mom. Karen

always made it clear that her biggest goal in life was to be an incredible

mother to her 'girls'- and that she was. She created experiences, started

traditions, and made lasting memories with and for her family.

Karen will continue to mother in heaven as she is now reunited with her

eldest daughter, Deanna- a reunion that warms all of our hearts. There is

comfort in knowing Karen's own mother is there too. A beautiful smile,

unwavering love, guidance, loyalty, warm hugs, delicious butter tarts, and

her generous listening ear are a few of Karen's many wonderful attributes

that will be so deeply missed.

We would like to offer a heartfelt thanks to our family, friends and the

dedicated health care professionals for their support.

Visitation on Tuesday, September 4th from 3:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Kopriva

Taylor Funeral Home (64 Lakeshore Rd. W., Oakville). Funeral Mass at St.

Matthew's Church at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 5th (1150

Monks Passage, Oakville). In lieu of flowers,  please donate to the Canadian Cancer Society and/or The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of

Canada for AML.