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Posted by jt
on 11/12/2008, 12:05 pm
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Garinger, Karlene Kay (Ediger)
Surrounded by her family, Karlene passed away after a 15 year battle with Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) on November 10, 2008. Born June 2, 1961 in McPherson, Kansas, she graduated from McPherson High School in 1979 and Kansas State University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry. She was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. She married Ned Garinger in 1983, moving to Tempe, Arizona to start a career and family. Karlene was a passionate advocate and spokesperson for organ donation following her own double lung transplant in July of 2006. She is survived by her husband of 25 years, Ned, son Nathan and daughter Kenna all of Tempe, AZ; parents Carl and Doreen Ediger of McPherson, KS and brothers Jeff Ediger of Phoenix, AZ and Brent Ediger of Atlanta, GA. As a loving wife, mother and friend, Karlene will be missed and will live on in the hearts and minds of everyone who knew her.
A celebration of Karlene's life will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 2:00 pm at Dayspring United Methodist Church, 1365 E. Elliot Road, Tempe, AZ 85284, (480) 838-1446. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made in Karlene's memory to the LAM Foundation, 4015 Executive Park Dr., Suite 320 Cincinnati, Ohio 45241, www.thelamfoundation.org or the Donor Network of Arizona, Education Fund, 201 W. Coolidge Phoenix, AZ 85013, http://www.dnaz.org/Home.aspx. An inurnment will take place in McPherson, KS at a later date.
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