- Date Of Birth: March 22, 1934
- Date Of Death: June 30, 2022
- State: Nebraska
Obit Darlene Medina—88 of Deshler, NE
Darlene grew up outside of Oak, NE on the Hinz family farm with her parents and eight siblings. She was united in marriage to Richard Medina on March 24, 1956, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hebron, NE by Msgr. Clarence Crowley. This union was blessed with the birth of seven children.
Darlene wore many hats in her lifetime, including working in a restaurant while living in Wichita Falls, TX, Russell Stover candy in Lincoln, the broom factory in Deshler, being a foreman in welding at Reinke’s Manufacturing, and cleaning apartments in Omaha. Darlene was very dedicated to her family as a wife, mother, grandmother, and sister.
She is preceded in death by her husband Richard, parents, infant daughter Lisa Ann, brothers Eldred, Raymond, James, LeRoy, and sisters Gertrude, Margie, and Rose.
Darlene is survived by sons David and wife Julie of Lincoln, Daniel and wife Laurie of Dallas, TX, and Gilbert of Deshler; daughters Patricia Medina of Lincoln, LaVerne Starks and husband Eric of Lincoln, and Laura Medina of Brattleboro, VT; sister Shirley Hinz of Lincoln, 20 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, one great-great grandson, nieces, nephews, and friends.
