Mrs. Karen Diane (Cole) Podgornik

November 16, 1960 - March 22, 2022

Karen Diane (Cole) Podgornik, age 61, of Hackett, Arkansas formerly of Mena, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in Rogers, Arkansas. She was born November 16, 1960, in Mena, Arkansas to Glen Esten Cole and Wanda Leane (Staggs) Cole. She was united in marriage to Matthew Thomas Podgornik, Sr. Karen was a devoted Registered Nurse. She took pride in the professional path she had chosen. Karen genuinely loved and cared for each and every patient as if they were her own family. Aside from her work, she was an avid Razorback fan and enjoyed fishing as a favorite past time. Karen was a loving wife, mother, sister, niece and friend. She will be dearly missed. She is preceded in death by her father, Glen Esten Cole and her grandparents. Karen is survived by her husband, Tommy; sons, Matthew Podgornik, Jr. and wife Jessica, Kevin Podgornik and wife Kayleigh; mother, Wanda Leane Cole, brother, Michael Cole; aunts, Betty Wiles, JoAnn Wiles and husband Benny; nephew, Austin Cole and a host of cousins and friends. Funeral service will be Saturday, March 26, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at the Beasley-Wood Chapel with Brother Don Bradford officiating. Interment will follow in the Pinecrest Memorial Park under the direction of the Beasley-Wood Funeral Home. Visitation will be Friday, March 25, 2022, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Beasley-Wood Funeral Home. Pallbearers are Jacob Tolman, Evan McGinnis, James Grant, Phil Whiteaker, Donald Bohlman and Eddie Staggs, Jr. Honorary pallbearers are Jim Reid and Christopher Monroe. Online obituary at www.beasleywoodfuneralhome.com