Barth, Darrell -- 1929 - 2006

BARTH, DARRINGTON, LARSON, HAGEN, WARD, REEDQUIST, VOGELER

Posted By: Barry M. Dahl (email)
Date: 11/21/2010 at 16:47:06

Darrell R. Barth, 77, of Spring Grove died Sept. 28, 2006, at his home.

He was born on March 21, 1929, to Walter and Wilma (Darrington) Barth in Hesper, Iowa. He was a graduate of Mabel High School. On August 14, 1948 he married Shirley Larson of Spring Grove, Minn. Shirley passed away on September 20, 1979. He was a farmer all his life. On September 9, 1989, he married Maxine Hagen at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Houston. The couple lived in Houston. Due to health problems Darrell retired from farming in 1991. He liked to travel and they took a trip every year for the next ten years all over the U.S. He loved gardening, dancing to old time music, playing cards, and overnight trips to casinos. On October 4, 2004, they moved to Spring Grove Manor, where he enjoyed playing whist with his friends.

Survivors include his wife; two sons: Steve (Marlene) Barth of Tomah, Wis., and Dennis Barth of Mabel; one daughter, Debra (Kent) Fabian of Winona, Minn.; five grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; three sisters, Marleen Ward of Mabel Minn., Alice Reedquist of Casper, Wyoming, and Susie Vogeler of Columbus Junction, Iowa; two brothers, Neal Barth of Waukon, Iowa, and Merlin Barth of Rathdrum, Idaho.; four step-children, nine step-grandchildren, and five step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley, and two grandsons.

The funeral for Darrell was Oct. 2, at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Houston with the Rev. Lane Zaffke officiating. Burial was in the Stone Church cemetery, Houston. Hoff Funeral Homes - Houston Chapel was in charge of arrangements.

From the Fillmore County Journal of October 23, 2006.