Karen Jean Bieda, nee Kebbel, 54, of Hillsboro, Mo., born Oct. 6, 1958, in Highland, Ill., died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, at South County Nursing Home, Arnold, Mo., after enduring Diabetes and Frontal Lobe Dementia.

Mrs. Bieda was preceded in death by her mother, Jean Wallace, nee Schultze; and her father, William Kebbel.

Surviving are her daughter, Stephanie Shackleton (Scott) Juricic of Ottawa, Ill.; two brothers, Dennis (Sheri) Kebbel of Winter Park, Fla., and Gary Kebbel (Kenneth Mason) of Lincoln, Neb.; two nieces, Arielle Kebbel of Los Angeles, Calif., and Julia Kebbel of Los Angeles, Calif.; a nephew, Christian Kebbel of Winter Park, Fla.; two step-sisters, Deidre Madsen of Olympia, Wash., and Leticia Kelly of Imperial, Mo.; and her companion, James "Jimmy" Espie of Hillsboro, Mo.

Memorials may be made to the Diabetes Association . Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.herrfuneral.com.

Funeral: The family is planning a Celebration of Karen's life on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012.