Darlyne Farley Gehring

FARLEY, GEHRING

Posted By: Marthann (email)
Date: 7/16/2007 at 12:42:38

Gehring, Darlyne (Farley)
August 8, 1922 - July 2, 2007
Denison Bulletin/Review
7/12/2007

Darlyne Gehring was born August 8, 1922, the daughter of Frank and Myrtle Barden Farley. She died at the Morningside Rehab and Care Center, Monday, July 2, 2007 at the age of eighty-four.

Darlyne was born in Vail, Iowa and was baptized in Christ as an infant. She received her education in the Vail Community Schools, graduating from high school with the class of 1940. After completing her education, she moved to Des Moines where she found work and later returned to Vail where she was employed in a local cafe.

October 10, 1941, Darlyne was united in marriage to Louis Gehring in Maryville, Missouri. The couple made their home in Vail before moving to the Gehring family farm and were blessed with the birth of four children. The couple retired to Denison.

Darlyne was a loving wife and mother who cared for her family with devotion. She loved socializing with her family and being with them found her the happiest. She adored her grandchildren and especially enjoyed watching them in various sporting events. She occupied her leisure time knitting, sewing and embroidering. Also, reading books, watching soap operas and especially, watching golf tournaments with Tiger Woods was an event she always anticipated, as well as daily visits from Denise's daycare kids.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Louis in 2006, one daughter, Sandy; two grandchildren, Kraig Steinkuehler and Ally Chisholm; nine sisters, Fern Frahm, Amy Farley, Fanny Fritz, Ollie Farley, Kathleen Wall, Maxine Carstens, Jeanette Brewster, Dorothy Hoover and Bonnie Benton; and three brothers, Francis, and two as infants. Survivors include two daughters, Deb Steinkuehler and her husband, Don of Denison; Denise Chisholm and her husband, Stanley of Ida Grove; and one son, Terry and his wife, Carol of Orion, Illinois; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held 11 a.m., Friday, July 6, 2007 at the Huebner Funeral Home in Denison. Rev. Kevin Freese officiated the service and inurnment at Oakland Cemetery in Denison. Service music included "Anyway," performed by Martina McBride, "Amazing Grace," performed by Charlotte Church, and "Rock of Ages," performed by The Praise and Worship Choir. Grandchildren serving as pallbearers were Kevin Steinkuehler, Michael Gehring, Rhonda Weber, Katie Chisholm, Jamie Chisholm, and Amanda Drey. Great-grandchildren serving as honorary pallbearers were Lindsey Chisholm, Dominic Drey, Austin Engstrom, Hailey Chisholm, and Logan Drey. The family invited everyone in attendance to join them in fellowship and lunch at Cronk's Café in Denison. The Huebner Funeral Home in Denison was in charge of the arrangements.