DeGraff, Darlene Mary 1927-2016

DEGRAFF, SIGNS, DUNCAN, NIEDERHAUSE, SCHNELL, WOPATA, DAWSON, GROSVENOR

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Date: 10/8/2016 at 11:36:43

Darlene Mary DeGraff
July 8, 1927 - October 3, 2016

VISITATION 8 Oct 10:00 AM
Coburn Funeral Home
24 W Howard Street
Colfax, Iowa 50045

SERVICE 8 Oct 11:00 AM
Coburn Funeral Home
24 W Howard Street
Colfax, Iowa 50045

Darlene Mary DeGraff, a farmer's wife for over 50 years, passed away on a beautiful fall harvest day, October 3, 2016, at the age of 89.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, H. Marvin DeGraff. The daughter of Mildred (Signs) and Darwin T. Duncan, Darlene lived her entire life in Colfax until moving into Newton Village in 2011. Visitation will be Saturday, October 8th at Coburn Funeral home in Colfax from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. followed immediately by a memorial service at the funeral home chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Newton Village Care Center and condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com

Darlene graduated from Colfax High School in 1945. She sold cosmetics for many years, was a member of the United Methodist Church, belonged to the United Methodist Women's Group, belonged to the Colfax Women's Club, was a founding member of the Colfax Red Hat Society, loved to golf, and developed close bonds with her lifelong friends in the Little Bridge Club.

Darlene loved being with friends and family. Left to honor her memory are her three children; a son Douglas (Dena) DeGraff of Kingwood, Texas, and their children Kristen (husband Daniel) and Marshall, a son Scott (Kim) DeGraff, his children Jason, Jared and Justin and step children Amy (husband Jake) Niederhauser and Kyle Schnell, and a daughter Jeri (John) Wopata of Kansas City, Missouri and their children Matthew (Emily), Daniel, Mark (Allison), and Julia. She was also blessed with three sweet great grandbabies.

Preceding Darlene in death were her parents, husband and two sisters, Helen Lee Dawson and Geraldine Grosvenor. ~ The Coburn Funeral Home, Colfax, Iowa 3 Oct 2016.