Karissa Lela Jaylene Rund

Karissa was born to Lucinda and Jay Marcum in Westminster, CO. She was a super-survivor; having endured the death of her mother at a young age, surviving the Columbine Shooting, being a widow of the Global War On Terror, and finally a Colorectal cancer patient.

Karissa remarried many years after her first husband was killed in action. She had a storied career in civil service working as a speechwriter and public affairs specialist for the Department of Energy, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and finally the Department of Homeland Security. She medically retired when she was no longer able to keep up with the rigors of career civil service and started a non-profit ministry to aid, inspire, and doula all suffering people. Her ministry touched many people across the country and was a project she pursued until she was physically unable.

Karissa was an abiding servant to God. She was a force of friendship in this world, a lover of adventure, and a delighter in the victories of all those around her.

She was blessed to have so many people pouring into her through her years of suffering.

Her presence in this world was a gift. She will miss you and she will see you again.

Karissa is survived by her Father, three wonderful sisters, nieces, a nephew, a significant community of friends, and her husband.

A visitation for Karissa will be held Thursday, March 13, 2025 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Olinger Chapel Hill Mortuary & Cemetery, 6601 South Colorado Blvd, Centennial, CO 80121. A funeral service will occur Friday, March 14, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM at LIFEGATE Denver, 10200 E Girard Ave Building D, Building D, Denver, CO 80231. A reception will occur Friday, March 14, 2025 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM at LIFEGATE Denver, 10200 E Girard Ave Building D, Building D, Denver, CO 80231. A committal service will occur Friday, March 14, 2025 from 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM at Golden Cemetery, 755 Ulysses St, Golden, CO 80401.