Karen Rhaye Krantz (Gregg) of Coon Rapids, MN, died on Sunday, August 5th, 2018. She was born in Ames, IA to Muriel and Paul Gregg and moved to Anoka, Minnesota in 1961. After attending the University of Minnesota and gaining her MA in Elementary Education she began her dedicated 36-year teaching career in the Anoka-Hennepin school district. She was heavily involved in various groups for her love of academics, traveling, music, needlepoint work and volunteering whenever she could. She dedicated her retired life to being an amazing mother, grandmother and wife. She is survived by her husband, Alan; her children Braden and Kelsey and 3 grandchildren (Micah, Avery & Charlie).