Craig L. Karlen
August 2, 1962 ~ June 9, 2015
Age 52 of Centerville. Loving Husband, Father, Son, Brother, and Uncle. Passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family on June 9, 2015. Husband of Jeanna Karlen; father of Kelsey and Jacob Karlen; son of Paul and the late Mary Karlen; step-son of Susan Karlen; brother of Michael (Cindy) Karlen and Sara (Chris) Holthe; brother-in-law of Nancy Rouillard and Cheryl Anderson; step-brother of Tabitha Fischer and Cynthia Fischer (Pete Meysembourg). Survived by many other nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends. A Celebration of Craigs Life will be held at 12 noon on Friday, June 12th at Roberts Family Funeral Home, 555 SW Centennial Dr., Forest Lake, with visitation beginning at 10 AM until time of service at the funeral home. Memorials preferred to the family.
We are sorry to hear about the passing of your loved one. Words don’t always ease the pain when you are grieving the death of a loved one, but we hope you will find hope in Jesus’ promise of the resurrection hope (Acts 24:14) when he will rise up the sleeping in death (John 11:11) restoring them back to life, on the renewed paradise( John 5:28,29; Luke 24:43) what a wonderful blessing to look forward too. Until then, may Jehovah God (Psalms 83:18) grant you peace and comfort during this grievous time. – Matthew 5:4. Please visit JW.ORG for more information.
To the entire Karlen family, I am so sorry for your loss, Craig was a great guy, always positive, and a great rep for us. Thoughts and prayers to you!
My thoughts and prayer to Sue and Paul on the loss of your love one.
Our thoughts & prayers have been with you. Joe alway enjoyed visiting with Craig whenever we were at our daughter, Mary’s house, just across the street. May the Lord Bless you & comfort you in the days to come.
Dear family and other friends, Craig was a blessing in many ways for all of us at our Thursday nite group at St. Genevieve church. He shared what he way led to do and his wisdom was appreciated by all. May our good Lord bless and keep you all. Bob Ott
What a guy!! Made me laugh every time I saw him!! He had a blast playing paintball and he always wanted the “hot” gun. He will light up Heaven too!!
Many memories of Craig he could lite up a room as soon as he came in! my prayers go out to the Karlen family
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jeanne, kids and family. May the many memories of the great times you had together stay forever in your heart. So sorry to hear this news.
Our hearts go out to Craig’s family. Your are in our thoughts and prayers. May the Lord keep you in his loving arms.
There are so many wonderful memories legal and some not so legal. Wish with all my heart I could be there for the service. BIG hugs to all.
Rob Magnuson
Red Wing Class of 1980 – we will all miss Craig. We had looked forward to seeing him in a few weeks in RW at our 35th Reunion and had been in contact. He had planned to ride his Harley with classmates who were going to make a day of touring around Lake Pepin with their Classic Cars! If any of the family cares too, we are already starting to amass a lot of old high school pictures of Craig on the “Red Wing Class of 1980” FB page. Some of the pictures may be fun for family to view! There is an outpouring of sympathy and condolences on the FB page family may want to see also. If you have a FB account, just get in touch online and I’ll open the page up for you and family to view all the comments and concerns for Craig and Family!
My deepest sympathy to your family. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
My sympathy to the Karlen family. I have had the pleasure of getting to know Craig over the last two years in our work relationship. Craig always had a positive outlook and we had great conversations.
We had talked about playing golf together on several occasions and finally got to do so on June 3 when he was in town for a business call with our company. We had lunch together and then a round of golf. A good time was had except for the mosquitoes.
Remember the good times you had with Craig as I will. Memories are forever.
My thoughts and prayers are with the Karlen family & friends. Your loss is shared by many. I had the opportunity to work with Craig for numerous years. Craig was first my friend and then business associate.
He always knew how to make me laugh, and we held each other up working through opportunities that arose with work. I will miss that smile and great hugs. Thank you for the years of friendship you will be missed dearly. Rest in Peace until we meet again. Tammie & Bob
I’m praying for you Karlen family and dear friends during this difficult time. I grew up with Craig; he lived down the street from me. He always had a smile on his face, sometimes we wondered what he was up to… He made me laugh and what a gift he was to bring laughter to all of us. He gave the best hugs, too. Thank you, my friend, for your fun loving spirit.
He’s with our Lord and Savior now – I’ll see you later, friend!
So sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. May your memories bring you comfort and help ease the pain. Laura and Bob