Darlene E. Trusty

Darlene E. Trusty, 85, of Fort Dodge, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 1, 2016 at St. Paul Lutheran Church with Rev. Allen Henderson officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation will be 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. Darlene is survived by her husband, Conrad; children, Keith (Carla) Trusty of Ponca, NE; Nancy (Roger) DeVries of Milford; Diane Schulz of LaPorte City; Joan (Don) Portz of Fort Dodge; 10 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; sister, June (Duane) Zierke of Fort Dodge. She was preceded in death by her parents, Oscar and Lillie (Lundgren) Carlson; and her very special aunt and uncle, Carl and Nina Johnson. Darlene Esther Carlson was born August 20, 1930 in Fort Dodge. She attended country schools in the Callender area, graduating from Burnside High School in 1948. Following her education, Darlene was employed with Fort Dodge Labs, Union Trust Bank, and Tierney Electric. She was united in marriage to Conrad Trusty on June 2, 1951 in Lundgren at the United Brethren Church. They spent their first year of marriage in Alexandria, LA. Darlene and Conrad moved back to Fort Dodge, and Darlene became a full-time homemaker. She also worked for the election board for her chosen precinct for many years. Darlene enjoyed travelling, camping and treasured time spent with her family, especially with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She had many dogs throughout the years and loved each one unconditionally. Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family. Visitation Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home 307 South 12th Street Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501 Service Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 10:30 am St. Paul Lutheran Church 400 S 13th St Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501