Memorial service for Karen Elizabeth Helsel-Givens will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel, Lawton, Oklahoma with Chaplain Daniel Litchford, Comanche County Memorial Hospice, Lawton, Oklahoma officiating.

Karen Elizabeth Helsel-Givens, 71, of Lawton, Oklahoma passed away Friday, February 23, 2024, in Lawton, Oklahoma. She was born February 16, 1953, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Felix and Norma Przybylowicz. Karen worked as a medical coding specialist for Comanche County Memorial Hospital.

Karen was an accomplished crafter who could make wreaths and memorabilia expertly.  She could be found with a book almost anywhere she went. She was notable for her fashion choices as well, always wearing bright colors. Her dogs were her greatest companions and spoiled like children.

Karen considered her extended and blended family the greatest blessings of her life.

Survivors include her husband, Ed Givens, Sr. of Lawton, Oklahoma, two sons, Phillip Stone of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Patrick Stone of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, five grandchildren, Gabe, JP and Mars of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Auggie and Tempe of Tacoma, Washington. Her brother Tom Przybylowicz of Sarasota, Florida and her sister Janet Kennedy of Gray Court, South Carolina.  She has numerous stepchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and family throughout the country.

Karen was preceded in death by her parents and brother Donald.