Karen Coletta DeGennaro, Esq.

Karen Coletta DeGennaro, Esq., 50, of Blue Bell died Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at her residence after a courageous two and a half year battle with lieomyosarcoma. Born May 27, 1960 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of Alfred and the late Anita (Giannattasio) Coletta, and wife of Albert A. DeGennaro, Esq. Karen was a 1978 graduate of Plymouth-Whitemarsh HS, a 1982 graduate of University of Delaware and a 1985 graduate of Delaware Law School. After law school, she clerked for the late President Judge of Pa. Superior Court, Vincent Cirillo. Thereafter she worked for 6 years as an Assistant District Attorney in Montgomery County where she served as Head of the Sex Crimes Unit. While Head of the Sex Crimes Unit, she was instrumental in developing a county wide investigative unit to handle sex crime investigations and prosecutions. She also successfully prosecuted many sexual offenders and provided training to police departments and social workers throughout Montgomery County. After leaving the DA's Office, she served as an Assistant County Solicitor for Montgomery Co. Office of Children and Youth where she worked for 15 years protecting children from abusive and neglectful homes. She also serviced as the Chairwoman of the original Montgomery County Commissioners Committee on Women and Families. She was also admitted to th4e US Supreme Court, the Pa. Supreme Court and was a member of the Pa. Bar Association and the Montgomery Bar Association. She was also a long-time committee member of the Montgomery County Republican Committee and a member of St. Helena's Catholic Church. In addition to her father and husband, she is survived by two children at home, Christopher A., a senior at Colgate Univ., Hamilton, NY; Katie E., a freshman at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA; three sisters: Denise Neuschwander, of Conshohocken, PA; Kimberly (Richard) Davino, of Plymouth Meeting, PA; and Valerie (Charles) Robino, of Centreville, DE; sister-in-Law Regina (Dean) Miller, of Duncansville, PA; her Mother-in-law, Jeanette (Laratonda) DeGennaro, of Altoona, PA; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. There will not be a viewing, but the family will be receiving relatives and friends on Saturday, January 15, 2011 from 9 - 11 AM at St, Helena's Church, 1489 DeKalb Pike, Center Sq., PA 19422. Her funeral mass will follow at 11 AM. Entombment will be private.

Funeral Home:
Caramenico Funeral Home
403 E Main St
Norristown, PA
US 19401
Events

Visitation

Saturday, January 15, 2011
9:00AM - 11:00AM
St Helena Church
1489 Dekalb Pike
Center Square, PA 19401
Phone: 610-275-7777

Service

Saturday, January 15, 2011
11:00AM - 12:00PM
St Helena Church
1489 Dekalb Pike
Center Square, PA 19401
Phone: 610-275-7777

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