Karen Elizabeth Podsiedlik, age 58, was born on October 3, 1955 to Frederick and Dagmar Arnold in Syracuse, NY. She passed away on February 28, 2014 in Crossville, TN surrounded by her family and pastor at her bedside. Karen was a kind and loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene. She was deeply loved and will be greatly missed.

She is survived by her husband- Bernard Podsiedlik; sons- Jonathan Podsiedlik of Nashua, NH and Jared Palen of Ramstein, Germany; daughters- Kristen Podsiedlik of Nashville, TN and Jessica Reitz of Suffolk, VA; one granddaughter; parents- Frederick and Dagmar Olson Arnold; and four sisters and three brothers.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at First Church of the Nazarene in Crossville, TN from 1:30 to 2:30. The funeral service will be held at 2:30 with Pastor Greg Keller officiating.

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