Karen Arlene Moneypenny was born in Toronto, Ontario, on January 16th, 1944.

Karen passed away peacefully on Tuesday August 23rd, 2022, at Dorothy Ley Hospice, at the age of 78 after being surrounded by her son Sean, daughter-in-law Jean, and her granddaughter Christelle.

Karen grew up in Cheltenham with her six other brothers and sisters, Ken (deceased), Bill, Harry-Wayne, the twins Betty and Beverley, and John at the Cheltenham Brickworks. She was raised by Betty and Harry Bradbury. As a child, the family spent many a summer at Snow's cottage, enjoying all that Canadian summer had to offer. As a teenager, the family moved into Brampton, living on Railroad Street where the walls of her bedroom were adorned with pictures of the King, Elvis Presley, and where she sported the latest fashion of the late 50s and early 60s.

While living in Brampton, she would walk down to the local carpet shop to pick her Mom Betty up after work. It was here that she met her soon to be husband, John Boyd Moneypenny (deceased).

Together they had three children, Sandie (deceased) married to Alan Robins, Sharon (deceased) married to Craig Walker, and Sean married to Jean Xuereb. She also took great care of her eldest granddaughter Christelle.

Karen loved to dance, there wasn't a step she didn't know or couldn't do - from the twist to the Bop, to the Cha Cha.

She was also an artist but never labeled herself as such. During her early years of motherhood, she took art classes and could be found sketching the children as they played. She was often hovering over her sewing machine making outfits for her three children.

Karen also knew how to shatter the glass ceiling. She started as a Rater and worked her way up to Manager in the brokerage and freight forwarding industry. She was ahead of her time for a woman in the workforce. She believed that a woman could do the job just as good as a man could (if not better!).

She was also a globe trotter. Her first ever air plane ride she did solo. She later traveled more than 40 times to various countries in the Caribbean with her husband John, children and grandchildren. By day you could find her lazing on the beach soaking up the sun and by night with a Brown Cow (Kahlua and milk) in hand, feeling the ocean breeze.

In her later years, she found a love of Bingo, Sci-fi, Horror and Fantasy shows, John Grisham novels, and let’s not forget, Marvel Comic Movies. She loved anything that would have her on the edge of her seat. Aquaman, played by Jason Momoa, was her favorite - he was what she called "eye candy' and she would always say, “we all need a little bit of that”.

Sunday afternoons were spent watching Tom Brady do what he does best on the football field.

Karen was a giver, always believed “the more the merrier”, and welcomed you with open arms.

She was strong, she was brave, she was a fighter.

She believed in seizing the day and embraced life – she was always open to trying new things, including changing her hair color to purple, even at the age of 78. She believed in doing what made you happy.

Karen was an incredibly loving friend to many.

She will be fondly remembered by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a loving Nana to Christelle, Alexandria, Rayven, Cassidy, Rachel, Jesse, Jacklyn, Kayla, Holli and Great Nana to Desire, Wanangwa, Solan, Sadie, Sylus and Wyatt, and Elijah.

Karen will be forever loved, always remembered and deeply cherished.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society for brain cancer research.