Karen Margotta, 58
Thu, 04/28/2022 - 2:59pm
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Aug. 3, 1963 —
April 19, 2022
ROCHESTER - Karen Jo Margotta, age 58 of Rochester, Minn., passed away on April 19, 2022 at Season’s Hospice House following a courageous battle with cancer.
The Memorial Mass was held on Friday, April 22, 2022 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Rochester, with Father James Berning officiating. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, Rochester.
Online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com.
Karen Jo Kofron was born on Aug. 3, 1963 in Cedar Falls, Iowa to Clement and Betty (Luitjens) Kofron. She grew up in Lime Springs, Iowa and graduated from Crestwood High School in Cresco, Iowa, in 1982. Soon thereafter, she moved to Rochester, attending RCTC.
On Aug. 6, 1988, she married Mark Margotta in Lourdes, Iowa. Together, the couple made Rochester their home. Karen retired after 30 years with Mayo Clinic, the majority of time spent in the Cancer Research Center. She loved animals, plants, flowers and crafts, especially stamping. She knitted and sewed for many years, proudly sewing her bridesmaids’ dresses. She was known for her sharp memory and interest in family history.
She is survived by her loving husband of 33 years, Mark; her fur babies Sadie, Rocky and Mannie; her siblings, Connie Kofron of Waterloo, Iowa, Jean (Shane) Bolling of Denver, Colo., Terry Kofron of Des Moines, Iowa and Lisa (John) Henry of Waterloo; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, grandparents and her mother and father-in-law.
