ano, playing cards and reading cooking books. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church where she belonged to the Ladies Aid and was a Sunday school teacher for many years. Darlene is survived by her two children, Charlie (Rhonda) Bohn of Ventura and Charlotte (Jim) Engstler of Britt; four grandchildren, Samantha (Chris) Gobeli, Jessica Bohn and Cassie and Heather Engstler; two great-grandchildren, Ian and Isaac Gobeli; three sisters-in-law, Marvel Burmester of Hampton, Thelma Bohn of Garner and Hilda Bohn of Mason City; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Milton; and brother, Harold Burmester.