Arp, Darlene Grace (1932 - 2013)

ARP, TROLL, FRIES, JACOBSEN, HANSEN, KIRK, GRANT, WEIS, RANDERIS, HEIMERMAN, BLUM

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 11/2/2013 at 17:30:20

Name of deceased: Darlene Grace Arp (nee Troll)

Aged: 81 yrs, 8 mo, 8 days

Residence: Elk Horn, IA; formerly of Harlan, IA

Born: Feb. 16,1932, Walnut, IA

Died: Oct. 24, 2013, Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, IA

Funeral services: Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013; Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home; Shelby, IA; Rev. Paul M. Reynolds, Chaplain of Salem Lutheran Home, Elk Horn, IA, officiated. Darlene donated her body to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.

Survived by: Daughters, Debra (spouse, Roger) Grant of Millard, NE, and Sharon (spouse, Terry) Weis of Treynor, IA; son, Bruce Arp (spouse, Julie Wade) of Avoca, IA; sisters, Dorothy Randeris of Audubon, IA, Ruth (spouse, Elmer) Heimerman of Boone, IA, Nancy Blum of Anoka, MN; sister-in-law, Ruth Troll of Walnut, IA; 8 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Amiel and Hulda H. (nee Fries) Troll; husband of 40 years, Edwin B. Arp (deceased July 16, 1993); brothers, Wilfred Troll and Alvin Troll; sisters, Gertrude Jacobsen, Alverta Hansen and Leora Kirk.

Education: attended Walnut (IA) country schools through Grade 8. Darlene attended high school at Harlan (IA) High School, and graduated with the Class of 1949

Religious affiliation: member of the Shelby United Lutheran Church in Shelby, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Edwin B. Arp; Aug. 3, 1952; Immanuel Lutheran Church, Harlan, IA

Employment: Darlene worked for Nelson Motor Company and Greenbay Lumber Company, both of Harlan, IA for 4 years; after their marriage, the couple then moved to Shelby, IA, where they raised their family. Darlene was employed as a cook by the Shelby school system for 15 years, and also kept the books for the family TV business. She later worked as a resident counselor for REM Leadway-Shelby for several years.

Hobbies/Interests: member, American Legion Auxiliary #240, the Shelby Garden Club, and the Friendship Club. She was a Charter Queen member of the Red Hat Society, Shelby. Darlene loved raising flowers, and enjoyed spending time playing cards, dancing, camping, and fishing.

Sources: kjan.com, burmeisterjohannsen.com