A Mass of Christian Burial for Karen Anne Whitley age 64 of Enid will be 10 am Monday, August 11, 2014 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church with Rev. Rajesh K. Mankena officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.
Karen was born August 22, 1949 in Chicago, IL to Jerome and Genevieve C. Yoder Determan and passed away Monday August 4, 2014 at St. Mary’s Regional Hospital. She moved to Enid in the spring of 1950. She attended Memorial High School and graduated in May 1968. She went to work for Oxford Cleaners in 1970 for Bill Phillips at the drop station at Vance AFB with her Aunt Emma. She taught her the right way to sew. Karen worked for several owners of Oxford Cleaners including Charlie Elam who she always referred to as “Mr. Elam” then Vernon and Margie Bierig, Pierce and Janet Jones and finally purchasing the business in August 2004. Karen’s struggle with MS forced her to close the shop in November 2013. Karen married Jewell Whitley on September 18, 1981 in Kingfisher and he passed away on January 23, 2010.
Karen was a charter member of St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church.
Karen is survived by her sister Linda (Kenneth) Hoffman of Wichita, KS, brothers Wayne (Diana) Determan of Virginia Beach, VA, Gene Determan of Wichita, KS, Jon(Deborah) Determan of Brandywine, MD, Ken( Wil) Determan and nieces, Amber, Colette, Dominique of Amersfoort, The Netherlands and many other nieces and nephews. She will be missed by many cousins and very close friends and customers.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and brothers-in-law Ray Whitley and Melvin Prochaska.
Memorials may be to MS Society or Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation-Cancer Division with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home serving as custodians of the funds.
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