Darlene M. (Reeder) THOMAS LUPPEN

REEDER, LUPPEN, LINDSAY, ACCORDINO, DELSING, THOMAS, WALKER, HAGELMAN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:42

December 13, 1934 ---- March 24, 2020

Darlene M. Luppen, 85, of Cassville, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. She was born in Belmond, Iowa, on Dec. 13, 1934, to Robert and Mildred (Lindsay) Reeder. She was a member of the Iowa Falls class of 1952. She worked many years as a scale operator and fleet manager for Weaver Construction in Alden, Iowa. She later went on to own and operate Super 9 Inn in Okmulgee, Okla., and Cassville Bowl in Cassville. After selling Cassville Bowl, she worked daily at Fabritec in Butterfield, retiring when she turned 70. She then volunteered weekly at The Second Act in Cassville.

She was united in marriage to Gary Luppen in June 1990, in Las Vegas.

Survivors include: her husband Gary Luppen; her children, Marcia Accordino of Roanoke, Vir., Brenda Delsing (Scott), of Iowa Falls, Iowa, Jake Thomas of Iowa Falls, Iowa, and Tricia Thomas of Cassville; her stepchildren, Dan Thomas of Dows, Iowa, Deb Thomas (Kenny) of Terrell, Texas, Doug Thomas (Judy) of Dows, Iowa, Virgil Thomas Jr. of Dows, Iowa, Gary Luppen Jr. (Martina) of Nevada, Iowa, and Debbie Luppen, of Nevada, Iowa; several grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father Robert Reeder, her stepfather Robert Walker, her mother Mildred Walker, and daughter Rhonda Hagelman.

Services will be announced at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville, Missouri.

Cassville Democrat ---Cassville, Missouri
April 1, 2020