WIDMER, Darlene 1928 - 2019

WIDMER, RAMGE, MEUTH, EMRY, MOXLEY

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/25/2021 at 20:23:27

"Southeast Iowa Union / Fairfield Ledger"
Monday, November 4, 2019
Page 2

DARLENE WIDMER
West Chester

Darlene WIDMER, 91, of West Chester, died early Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, at the University Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City (note: in Johnson Co., IA). She was born Aug. 12, 1928, in Washington, to Antone "Tony" and Opal Tierney RAMGE MEUTH. Darlene attended West Chester area schools and Brighton High School. She married Rex E. WIDMER May 8, 1946, in Brighton. He died Jan. 9, 1996. They lived in Washington and Jefferson county areas, where she was a housewife and school secretary for the Pleasant Plain school system. Darlene moved to West Chester in 1972, attended the West Chester Methodist Church and was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Pleasant Plain, the Altar and Rosary Society and Pythian Sisters.

Darlene is survived by her son, Larry WIDMER of West Chester; grandchildren, Tiffany Allen WIDMER of Fairfield and Tara WIDMER of Aberdeen, Md.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; four children, infant twins and infants, Gary Allen and Beverly Ann; and sisters, Leota EMRY and Lola MOXLEY.

Darlene was cremated as she wished. A Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Pleasant Plain with the Rev. Louis Leonhardt officiating. Prayers for a Christian Wake will be held at the church Wednesday evening beginning at 6:30 p.m. followed by Family Visitation until 8 p.m.

Memorials for Hospice of Washington County or for the Red Cross may be left at the church or mailed to the family at 1594 200th St., West Chester, IA 52359.

Gould Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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Note: Husband Rex's obituary gives her name as Mary Darlene; he is buried in Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton, Washington Co., IA.

Rex E. WIDMER's obituary - click here
 

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