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Memories of Karrie Okerman

I feel such an empty feeling!!

Jaci Okerman Feb 11, 2008

Karrie,

There is a huge hole in my heart!!! I can't believe what an influence you have had on my life!! Very sad that I didn't realize it until now that you are gone... I took advantage of the phone calls we had daily that really we had nothing to talk about but we just wanted to keep in touch... For pete's sake I would call you evertime Kyla would say something that was funny and you would call me everytime you saved a bunch of money at the grocery store and were proud of that!! I love you so much:) I am glad that we at least expressed our love for each other every phone call we had... We moved your stuff out of your house this weekend and that was very tough.. My gosh I never realized what a pack rat you were!!! Clothes from high school I mean come on LOL... It was hard to walk out of that house for the last time but necessary. I MISS YOU EVERYDAY!!

Karrie - I Miss You!

Maryellen Feb 06, 2008

I still cannot believe Karrie is gone. I miss her phone calls, especially on Saturday's or in the evening after 6:30pm (she knew not to call me until I had a chance to watch my soap opera that I had taped). One of the last times I spent with Karrie was a Friday when we met at Grandpa Unto's to do some housecleaning. Karrie had me in tears laughing as we were scrubbing the kitchen floor on our hands and knees. She sure did have a great sense of humor. Not a day as gone by that I have not thought of you and know that your spirit will live on within my heart forever.

Caring and tough

Maurizio Delcaro Feb 03, 2008

I remember we went to see a movie, and a woman was terribly distressed in one of the scenes. Karrie started to cry and didn't want to see anymore and so we left. She was gifted with a natural understanding of people, she couldn't stand to see someone suffer, she was born to help, to console, to teach.

And she was tough! One time in a bar a few men were staring at her from across the bar, I suppose because of her angelic beauty. She told them to stop staring, but they just couldn't. So, she ridiculed their sexual preferences based on the way they were holding their glasses, and well, that did it. Other than me, no one looked at her the rest of the time we were in that place. She couldn't stop laughing about it, she thought it was so cool.

I will never again know somebody like her, and I miss her.

My Memory

Melissa (Ellefson) Huray Feb 01, 2008

I've been thinking about Karrie so much since her passing, and remembering all the times we spent together. I met her when I was 17 and I think we were inseparable until I was 21 and got married for the first time. During those late teen years, we did so much crazy stuff! I remember us working together at Ponderosa and the awesome party she threw for me at her apartment on Wellington Street when I turned 18. I remember us dancing around her apartment to "Foxy Lady" and listening to the Steve Miller Band and Garth Brooks. We used to drive the local radio DJs crazy because we were always calling in to request "American Pie." Oh, and then there were the days we donated plasma together when we were young and broke...Karrie actually made it FUN to donate plasma...we always joked around about how our "reward" was that delicious fruit juice they had there at the plasma center!
As we got older we lost touch, but still ran into each other every few years, and it seemed we always picked up right where we left off. Karrie was so fun and full of life and laughter. I had a dream about her last night, and in the dream she was flying and soaring above the trees. That's how I would like to think of her now, as happy and free-spirited, like she always was when I knew her.

My favorite Karrie memory

Katie Clough Jan 25, 2008

There were a some really fun times with Karrie as we all know when Karrie was involved there was never a dull moment! My favorite time with her was for sure Applefest! From the minute we all climbed in the van, to the stop at Presidents Liquor, to the stop at McDonalds... through allCaptain morgan we put in out McDonalds cups...To having the funnest day at Applefest! The sun was shining, there was so much laughter, music, food and pictures and posing. The beautiful water and and a few falls down the hill to and from the van. I remember us sharing a gyro during the parade and I think we had more gryo sauce down our face than we got in our mouth! If karrie was there it was always a good time because she was kind, loving, understanding, fun and always herself! Karrie we love you!

Mother and Also bestfriend

Jayme Okerman Jan 25, 2008

Wow i have no clue where to being. My mom was an amazing mother ! She knew how to brighten my day with her beautiful smile to her lovely laugh. She always made things better when i was either in the blue or just wasnt feel good. She would always try to be my bestfriend and hang out with me and my friends! She always had a joke to tell me everyday from the stupidest ones to the one that would make you almost pee your pants. She would always sing " Im to Bootielycious" by destiny's child and stand in front of my door to my room and shake her butt and say dont you wish you were as hot as me! Wow those were the days. She never would have given me up for anything. She was so proud of me. She would constantly talk about me or show my pictures to everyone. There are so many things that i could say about my mom but i would probably take up this whole page. I just want everyone to know that she was an amazing person. She will be missed by many. I love you Mom!

Childhood memories

Jaci Okerman Jan 24, 2008

Where do I begin?? There are soooo many but here goes nothin:

~I have been told that when I was a baby Karrie didn't like the fact that a new baby was in the house after she was an only child for 10 years, so she used to pinch me to make me cry!!
~ When Karrie used to babysit me I remember she always made lunch fun by pretending she was my waitress (she also had a knack at being a good waitress when she got older)
~I remember when I was little I used to love to pretend I was on the Price is Right and I would make my mom yell Jaci Okerman come on down and I would run down the hall and say into the center piece on the coffee table (which was my microphone) 550 (that was my bid everytime) and after that I would go to a corner of the room and say spin the wheel! Karrie hated that she would roll her eyes and say "mom she's doing it again"!!
~I remember one time she was watching me and I asked her for a fork and she tossed it to me and it stuck in my cheek!!!
~I have many memories of going to the Apple Festival with my big seeestah!! We had such a blast every year we went
~I will always remember how Karrie always knew every word to every song that would come on the radio!! I thought that was sooo cool:)

Well that is it for now!! As I remember more I will post!!

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