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Karen Velline, a well-known member of the Central Minnesota community and wife of pop-rock icon Bobby Vee, has died of kidney failure.
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She was 71.Bobby and Karen (nee Bergen) Velline were married for 51 years and in recent years split time between the St. Joseph area and Arizona. The couple founded Rock Around the Clock in 1981, a benefit for Cathedral High School’s arts and music programs.
They later organized Joetown Rocks!, a summertime celebration in St. Joseph that draws thousands.She and Bobby Vee were given a lifetime achievement award by the Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center for their contributions to the Central Minnesota arts scene.Emmett Keenan, activities director at Cathedral, called Karen Velline an incredible woman.The whole Vee family “understood the importance of giving back to the community, and being a part of the community, ” he said.Karen Velline underwent a lung transplant about three years ago at Duke University Hospital in Durham, Nort
