Karlakay “Karla” L. Kasprzak, 68, of Clintonville, passed away at The Cottages in Shawano on Thursday morning, Dec. 26, 2024.
Karla was born on Dec. 30, 1955, in Madison as the daughter of the late John and Mary Ann (Martig) Kelley. She graduated from Madison East High School, was married and had three children prior to her divorce.
In 1988, she moved to Shawano with her children and was united in marriage to Paul Kasprzak on Sept. 6, 1991, in Shawano. Karla began working with Frontier Communications in 1990, and the couple moved to Clintonville in 1997. Karla did it all at Frontier, from answering phones, to updating software, to climbing poles and burying lines. She was very flexible for the company. In 2014, she retired due to her onset of Alzheimer’s disease and spent the past 11 years battling the disease.
In 2020, she moved to The Cottages where she was blessed to have great caregivers. Karla will be remembered for her baking and cooking skills. She was always in the kitchen and not afraid to send Paul on ingredient runs to the grocery store whenever they needed something. Her faith led her to become a member of St. Rose Catholic Church in Clintonville.
Survivors include her husband, Paul; children, Jim (Becky) Cross, Heather Cross and Jeff Cross; grandchildren, Athena, Coleton and Abbie Cross; two great-grandchildren; and siblings, Chris (Louanne) Kelley and Marcia (Steve) Demars.
Karla was preceded in death by her parents, John and Mary Ann Kelley; and by siblings John, Paul, Tim, Jeff and Marianne Kelley.
Karla’s memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, at St. Rose Catholic Church in Clintonville with the Rev. Timothy Shillcox, O. Praem, officiating, and inurnment will follow at St. Rose Cemetery in Clintonville. Visitation will be held at the church on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, from 9 a.m. until the time of the service.
Karla’s family would like to thank the staff at The Cottages and also recognize Candice, Monica and Elijah from Moments Hospice for going above and beyond in their care of Karla. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund will be established by Karla’s family.
The Eberhardt-Stevenson Funeral Home and Crematory of Clintonville is assisting her family.
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Karlakay 'Karla' L. Kasprzak
