Obituary of Christopher Prescott Karee

Christopher Prescott Karee Elmira: age 17, passed away on December 20, 2010, at Arnot Ogden Medical Center. He will be missed by his younger brothers Nicholas and Matthew, his little sister Laurel, parents Dawn and Michael, his maternal grandparents Thomas and Barbara Heil of Massillon, Ohio, his paternal grandparents Raymond and Tina Karee of Akron, Ohio, five aunts-- Deanna Heil (James Guthrie), Andrea Heil (Anthony Ravagnani), Lisa (Mitchell) Smith, Laura (David) Erb, Kristin Karee (fiancé Peter Kelley), and cousins Madeline, Daulton, and Wyatt Guthrie, Nick and Mike Ravagnani, Alex and Emily Smith, and Evan and Holland Erb. Christopher was born on October 11, 1993 in Toledo, Ohio. He moved to Elmira, New York with his parents in 1995. Christopher loved the outdoors, listening to music, spending time with his family, campfires at home, boat rides on Charleston Lake, Ontario, the Grassroots Festival, biking in his Burley trailer, hiking in his Big Boy jogger, trips to Cedar Run, Lapland Lake, and beaches in Naples, Florida, and many, MANY other adventures. Family and friends are invited to call on December 23, 2010, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at McInerny Funeral Home, 502 W. Water St., Elmira NY. A prayer service will be held at the funeral home on Friday, December 24, 2010 at 8:15 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Patrick's Church, at 9 a.m. Burial will follow at St. Mary Our Mother Cemetery in Horseheads, NY. We love you and miss you, big brother.