KAREN LEE (HOLLY) ORLOSKY

Karen Lee (Holly) Orlosky died in her home on October 4, 2018 in Kent, WA. She was 78.

Karen was born on April 28, 1940 in Yakima,WA to her parents, Clyde Everett Holly and Ruth Arlene Holly. She married Edward L. Orlosky in 1959 in Great Falls, MT. The Orlosky’s moved to Washington where Edward worked for the Boeing Company and Karen as a homemaker.

Karen is survived by her sister; Shirley Kathleen McLaughlin (Lee); her brother, Douglas Jon Holly (Cathy); daughter, Lorraine Sperling (David); her son, Robert Orlosky; her daughter, Julia Sprague (Mark); and her daughter, Carol Lansberry (Jim); seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Edward L. Orlosky.

A memorial service will take place on October 27th at 2:00 p.m. at Galilee Baptist Church in Kent, WA. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Karen’s life.


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