Darlene A. McLaughlin 1922-2008

LEITNER, BARTELLA, MCLAUGHLIN, COLLINS

Posted By: Volunteer
Date: 5/1/2008 at 19:56:08

Darlene A. McLaughlin

Darlene A. McLaughlin, 85, of Luther Manor, formerly of 11731 Kennedy Road, died Saturday, March 8, 2008, at The Finley Hospital, Dubuque.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 11, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to

7 p.m. Monday, March 10, at Egelhof, Siegert and Casper Westview Funeral Home, 2659 Kennedy Road, where a wake service will be held at 6:30 p.m.

She was born on Aug. 13, 1922, in Dubuque, daughter of Edward and Anna (Leitner) Bartella. She graduated from Dubuque Senior High School.

She married Leo McLaughlin on May 7, 1942, in Dubuque; he preceded her in death on April 4, 2001.

She worked for 10 years as the Activities Director at Dubuque Nursing and Rehab.

Darlene was an active member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church where she was a member of the rosary society and mothers club.

She enjoyed playing bridge, gardening, traveling and shopping.

Surviving are two sons, David (Sharon) McLaughlin, of Dubuque, and Steven (Annamae) McLaughlin, of Ames, Iowa; five grandchildren, Kelly (Tim) Edwards, of Houston, Texas, and their children, Matthew and Ryan, Tracy (Mike) Schaul, of Dubuque, and their children, Tyler, Austin, Bailey, Kaitlyn and Morgan, Shannon (Greg) Perlin, of Vernon Hills, Ill., and their children, Sam, Luke and Elle, Adam (Heidi) McLaughlin, of Coralville, Iowa, and their children, Ella and Molly, and Eric (Marcy) McLaughlin, of Hillsborough, N.J., and their children, Ethan and Mackenzie; a sister, Ruth Collins, of Dubuque; a brother, Edward Bartella, of Bellevue, Iowa; and an uncle, Ray Leitner, of Dubuque.

She was preceded in death by three infant children, Leo, Jr., Dennis and Margaret McLaughlin; and a grandson, Jeffrey McLaughlin.

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