Cushing, Darlene Virginia (1919 – 2008)

CUSHING, ECKEL, WILSON, HUCKINS, MUZZY

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/5/2013 at 12:04:48

Name of deceased: Darlene Virginia Cushing (nee Eckel)

Aged: 88 yrs, 10 mo, 20 days

Residence: Shelby, IA

Born: March 17, 1919, on the family farm 3 miles west of Shelby, IA

Died: Feb. 6, 2008, Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008, United Lutheran Church, Shelby, IA; Pastor Duane Anunson officiated. Burial was in the Shelby Cemetery in Shelby, IA.

Survived by: Husband of 68 years, Clarence “Short” Cushing of Shelby, IA; son, Barry (spouse, Carol) Cushing of Meridian, ID; daughter, Judy (spouse, George) Huckins of Kansas City, MO; sister, Dorothy (spouse, Lewis) Muzzy of Spring Valley, CA; 6 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Clyde A. and Stella M. (nee Wilson) Eckel; two infant sisters

Education: attended schools in Tennant, IA and Shelby, IA; graduated from Shelby High School, Class of 1936.

Marriage: Clarence “Short” Charles Cushing, Sept. 16, 1939, Council Bluffs, IA

Employment: For 4 years, Darlene worked at the Haskel Meat Locker in Shelby, IA

Hobbies/Interests: active member, United Lutheran Church, Shelby, IA; she had served as a Sunday school teacher and held various offices in the Church Ladies group. She was a frugal and hardworking homemaker, a good cook known for her delicious jams, jellies, and cucumber “stickles.” With her husband, they grew and sold high quality black walnut meats and raspberries.

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