Karen was living in Bracey, VA, when she passed away on June 17, 2015, just four days after her 67th birthday.  She was survived by her devoted husband of 46 years, Denys Steger, daughter Jennifer Fortune and her husband Michael, daughter Joanna Nuckols, daughter Jamie Mease and her husband Bobby; grandchildren  Andrew, Carolyn, and Savannah Fortune, Hannah Nuckols, and Zoe Mease; sister, Judith Mundy; brother, Phillip Chaffman; and many loving friends. Karen is buried at Greenwood Memorial Gardens in Goochland County, VA.