M. Darlene Goffinet, 83, of Dubuque, IA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 25, 2017, at UnityPoint Health-Finley Hospital.
Darlene was born November 25, 1933, in Dubuque, IA, daughter of Elmer and Edna (John) Boal. She married Glen Goffinet on June 28, 1952, at St. Patrick's Church in Dubuque. She graduated from Dubuque Senior High School, class of 1951. After Glen's service with the Marines took them to California, they returned to Dubuque, where she worked at Miller Electric Supply for almost 40 years before retiring to spend winters in Florida. She loved to cook, go dancing with her friends and spend time with her family. She was an avid Green Bay Packers fan and always had a dog by her side.
She will be sadly missed and forever remembered by her daughters Carrie, Cheryl Rogan and Crissy (Erik) Thoms; her granddaughters Samantha and Ali Rogan, Sydney Thoms; her grandson Tait Thoms; her great-granddaughter Kierce Schumacher; and her brother Don Boal; as well as ma...[more]
other close relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister Corrine in 2003; her husband, Glen, in 1998; her grandson Neil Beecher in 2003; and her daughter Connie in 2013.
The family plans to have a celebration of Darlene's life for close family and friends on Saturday, November 4th, at Moose Lodge, 2635 Windsor Ave, Dubuque, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.