- Date Of Birth: January 16, 1938
- Date Of Death: September 18, 2022
- State: Illinois
Darlene H. Harris, 84, of Geneva, passed away September 18, 2022 at Delnor hospital. She was born on January 16, 1938 in Gilman, WI to Irving and Lucille (Smith) Groves.
Darlene was a beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was married at the young age of 16, and was a devoted wife for 55 years to her late husband John. Darlene worked 30 years as a highly respected nurse at Delnor’s intensive care unit after earning her GED and attending Aurora University. She was a woman of extreme intelligence and independence that valued hard work, family and faith. There was nothing Darlene couldn’t fix, create, or solve – from remodeling, mechanics, plumbing, crocheting, gardening, sewing and more. She was a talented painter, bowler, card shark, traveler, and a landlord of several properties.
She is survived by her daughters Judy (Dean) Aldridge of Sugar Grove and Cheryln (Paul) Cameron of Geneva; Grandchildren Violet Gronberg, Valerie (Brett) Leach, Nick Cameron; Great Grandchildren Megan Gronberg, Ethan Gronberg, Lila Mittman, Caleb Mittman and many other dear relatives and friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents Irving and Lucille Groves, husband John Kenneth Harris who passed away in 2010 and her brother Delmar Groves
