Darlene Dorothy Meyer Asmus, daughter of John Henry and Elsie Meta (Hass) Meyer, was born Dec. 4, 1924, in Calhoun County, Iowa, near Farnhamville, and died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, at Accura Healthcare of Manning, Iowa, at the age of 97 years, 8 months and 10 days.

Darlene was baptized and confirmed at Christ Lutheran Church of Churdan, Iowa. She graduated from Farnhamville High School in May of 1942. She then attended the American Institute of Business in Des Moines and worked as a secretary for the Hoover Vacuum Cleaner Company.

On May 20, 1945, Darlene was united in marriage with Harold L. Asmus of Audubon, Iowa. They were blessed with two daughters, Nancy and Mary. They farmed near Gray, Iowa, and raised corn, soybeans, oats and hay for their herd of registered Hereford cattle.

Darlene was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Lincoln Township, near Audubon, for over 60 years. She taught Sunday School for more than 30 years and held many secretarial and treasurer offices at Trinity. She brought bouquets of flowers from her garden for Trinity’s altar for many occasions. She led the music program for Trinity’s Sunday School children and wrote many Christmas Eve services for Trinity and other congregations.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband of 60 years, Harold, her sisters Florence Pluckhahn and Louise Kinnan; her brother Arnold Meyer; and her sister-in-law Viola Ostebee. Survivors include her children: Nancy (Stan) Baack of Audubon and Mary (Bruce) Barkley of Blair; her three granddaughters: Jennifer Baack of Lincoln; Renee (T.J.) Paulsen of Littleton, Colo.; and Rachel (Spenser) Tonda of Norwalk, Iowa; Her four great-grandchildren: Meagan, Anthony and Cassie Paulsen and Jordan Tonda; her brother-in-law Robert Kinnan; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Celebration of life was held Aug.18, 2022, at Zion Lutheran Church, Manning, Iowa.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

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