Karen A. Pietrowski, age 66, of Annandale died Sunday, October 31, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 4, 2010 at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Annandale with Fr. Victor Valencia officiating. Private family interment will be at the MN State Veteran's Cemetery, Little Falls. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel, Annandale. There will be a prayer service 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Karen Ann Pietrowski was born December 18, 1943 in Little Falls to Lee and Annette (Marotte) Gammon. She was a 1961 graduate of St. Francis High School, Little Falls and married Jerome V. Pietrowski on October 2, 1965 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Little Falls. She lived in Mound until moving to Pleasant Lake near Annandale ten years ago. Karen worked at the Mound Clinic and then at Annandale State Bank from 2001-2008. She volunteered at the Annandale Care Center was a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church and the Annandale Improvement Club. Karen enjoyed golf, gardening and spending time with family & friends.

She is survived by her husband Jerry of Annandale, sons Steven & his wife Molly of Plymouth, Michael & his wife Kate of Hopkins, sisters & brother Beverly Sahr of Little Falls, George (Lois) Gammon of Motley, Colleen (Clarence) Dahmen of Aurora, Gloria Gammon of Little Falls, Pat Rauch of Little Falls. She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Lawrence & Jerry Gammon and sister Donna Brausen.

The pallbearers will be Chris & Ryan Dobis, David & Donald Sahr, Jerry Rauch and Troy Gammon. The music for the service will be provided by St. Ignatius Music Ministry and the arrangements were entrusted to Dingmann Funeral Care of Annandale.