Karen Rose Williams Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Karen Rose Williams of Utica, Illinois, who passed away at the age of 81, on August 26, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Dominic "Old Pro" Culjan and Beverly Culjan (Meyers); her brother Dominic "Big Knobs" Culjan; Debbie Culjan. She is survived by: her husband Wayne Williams of Mary's Church; her children, David Williams of Baroda, MI., Mary Kaye Williams Smith (Keith) of Sioux Falls, SD., Penny Iott (Thomas) of Normal, IL. and Gale Bartalone of Osceola, IN.; her grandchildren, Roechelle Williams, Olivia Smith, Jacob Williams, Sydney Zuver, Claire, Paige Iott, Cody and Kyle Bartalone; and her siblings, Robert Culjan, Darrell "Buster" Culjan and Vickie Culjan.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family for her favorite charities.