| 1. |  Humphrey, Darlene Faye was born on 3 Jun 1939 in Milton, Van Buren, Iowa, USA; died on 16 Feb 2008 in Sarasota, Florida, USA; was buried on 23 Feb 2008 in Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. Other Events:
- Grandma #: 1414313
- Residence: 1940, Milton, Van Buren, Iowa, USA; Age: 10/12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
- Residence: 1955, Milton, Iowa, USA; Age: 16
- Residence: 1993, Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA; PostalCode: 61036-1324 (1993); StreetAddress: 110 Kelly Ln; Age: 54
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Darlene Faye Hervey
GALENA, Ill.--Darlene Faye Hervey, 68, 802 Shadow Bluff Drive, Galena, Ill. and Ft. Myers, Fla., died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Fla., after a long struggle against Pulmonary Hypertension and the underlying Scleroderma.
She was born on June 3, 1939 at Milton, Iowa, the daughter of Orphie and Beulah Humphrey and grew up with a brother, Carl, and a sister, Louise, in Milton. She was the loving and supportive wife of Roger D. Hervey who she married on Aug. 11, 1957 in Milton.
She graduated from Milton High School in 1957. After moving to Galena in 1971, she was an active volunteer for local organizations such as the Galena-Stauss Hospital Auxiliary including serving as their president and managing their gift shop for several years. She received the Auxiliary's "Auxi" award to recognize her many community services. She also worked with Meals on Wheels and was an active member and choir member of the Galena United Methodist Church. She enjoyed coordinating and assisting with many of the food preparation projects at the church. In recent years, Roger and Darlene have enjoyed wintering in Fort Myers, Fla.
Survivors include her husband, Roger, born 1939 in Keosauqua, Iowa; one son, Michael, born 1958 in Keosauqua, his wife, Deborah (Green) and their daughter, Margaret, who now live on Long Island, N.Y.; one daughter, Ronda, born 1961 in Osceola, Iowa, and her husband, Paul Chapman, and their children, Alyssa, Andrew and Nicholas, who now live near Green Bay, Wis.
Also surviving are her mother, Beulah Humphrey, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; one brother, Carl (Betty) Humphrey, Milton, Fla.; and one sister, Louise (Keith) Taylor, Mt. Pleasant.
She was preceded in death by her father, Orphie Humphrey; and one sister, Mary Lou, who died in infancy.
Visitation will be held from 3:00-7:00 p.m., Friday, Feb. 22 at the Furlong Funeral Chapel, 100 Carol-don Court, Galena. Visitation will also be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Galena United Methodist Church, 125 South Bench St., Galena.
Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008 at the Galena United Methodist Church, Galena, with the Rev. Dan Schenck officiating. Burial will follow immediately after the services in Greenwood Cemetery in Galena.
Memorials may be sent to: Pulmonary Hypertension Association, 801 Roeder Road, Suite 400, Silver Spring, MD 20910. On-line at: www.phassociation.org/donate/
The family would like to say thanks to her many doctors and staff at Medical Associates Clinics in Galena and Dubuque, Chicago Rush Hospital, University of Iowa City Hospital and Clinic, and Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
Buried:
Greenwood Cemetery
Died:
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Darlene married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1939 - 2008 (68 years)
