Linn County News

Published July 3, 2024

 

Darlene M. (Oetting) Fischer died Thursday, June 27, 2024. She was born Feb. 2, 1931, at Lincoln County, Kan., to Henry E. and Gertrude M. (Wilbeck) Oetting. Darlene was married to Edgar H. Fischer on April 23, 1950, at Sylvan Grove, Kan.

This union was blessed with a daughter, Miriam Ann, and a son, Paul Henry Fischer. Darlene was a wife, mother, and a homemaker wherever the family lived. Her husband’s job took them to call Silver Spring, Md., home for many years. In 1996 they moved to Salina, Kan., to retire and to be closer to relatives and friends. She was a member of Christ the King Lutheran Church, Salina, Kan. She was baptized and confirmed at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Russell, Kan. Darlene was preceded in death by her husband on April 29, 2019; her parents and five brothers: Wilbur, Alton, Harold, Loren and Elton. She will be missed by her daughter and son; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, great-great-nephews, great-great-nieces; relatives and friends.

Funeral Service will be 10 a.m., Friday July 5, 2024, at Ryan Mortuary with Visitation starting at 9 a.m. Burial to follow at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery; 10 miles southeast of Lincoln.

In Lieu of flowers family request memorials to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Online condolences may be left at  www.ryanmortuary.com.

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