Karen Lee Godfrey

July 25, 1949 - December 8, 2015

Karen Lee Godfrey TORRINGTON, WYOMING -- Karen Lee Godfrey, 66, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 15, at the First Wyoming United Presbyterian Church with Reverend Vickie Kintzel officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery in Torrington. Memorials may be made to the Waggin’ Tails Animal Shelter. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com . Karen was born July 25, 1949, in Blair, Nebraska the daughter of Lewis and Grace (Barnett) Snyder. Nine months later, the family moved to Torrington. Karen graduated high school from Torrington High School in 1967. After high school, she moved to San Antonio, TX and started dating Ken Godfrey. The two had known each other since childhood but had official “met” thru Karen’s sister. The couple was married December 21, 1968. In 1970, Ken and Karen moved back to Torrington. She worked at Holly Sugar Factory for the next 26 years. Karen was a real people person who was always there to help others. She was also a quiet person who enjoyed reading and writing. She also enjoyed knitting, crocheting and crafting. Karen was known around Torrington for her singing. She sang at many funerals and weddings in the community. Karen also collected lighthouses. Above all, Karen enjoyed spending time adoring her grandchildren. She was a member of the First Wyoming United Presbyterian Church, the Hospital Auxiliary, and the VFW Auxiliary where she was past President. Survivors include her parents Lewis and Grace Snyder of Torrington; her husband Ken Godfrey of Torrington; son Patrick (Jaqueline) Godfrey of Colorado Springs, Colorado; daughter Tamsen Godfrey of Torrington; grandchildren Brandon Reynolds and Sydney Godfrey of Colorado Springs, Colorado; and a sister Gail Snyder. Preceding her in death were her grandparents; a sister Sandra Jean Duncan and a nephew Benny Lee Duncan, Jr.