Karen Ann Wampol

Karen Wampol

YANKTON, S.D. — Karen Ann Wampol, 55, Yankton, S.D., died Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial was held on Aug. 19, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Hartington, with Rev. Craig Loecker officiating. Burial will be in St. Michael’s Cemetery in Hartington at a later date. The family received friends prior to the Mass on Friday at the church. Arrangements were under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home, Hartington. Pallbearers were Camryn Loecker, Adam Loecker, Matt Loecker and Ben Loecker. Karen Ann Wampol was born May 14, 1967, in Valentine, to Merle and Sandra (Schrempp) Loecker. She grew up in Hartington, and graduated from Cedar Catholic High School in 1985.

She then attended Western Iowa Tech and graduated with a degree as a Dental Assistant. She married Terry Becker and worked for Dr. Litel in Hartington for many years. She and Terry lived in Arkansas for a short while, but moved back to the area and eventually settled in Yankton working at a dentist office there. She then started working as a cook at Majestic Bluffs, where she met and later married Jeremy Wampol on Sept. 14, 2012.

Karen had a wonderful laugh and bubbly personality. She loved to visit with friends, play board games, and watch movies and game shows. She especially loved her family and enjoyed family get togethers and spending time with her nieces and nephews.

She is survived by her husband, Jeremy Wampol, Yankton; parents, Merle and Sandra Loecker, Hartington; four brothers, Fr. Craig Loecker, Omaha; Keith (Michelle) Loecker, Hartington; Curt (Kristi) Loecker, Hartington; Chris (Melissa) Loecker, Omaha; one sister, Kathy (Steve) Smedra, Lincoln; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her sister, Kristi.