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- [S4] Obituary.
Darlene (Hartje) Owens passed away June 19, 2013, at 86 years. She was born in Council Bluffs, on April 2, 1927, to the late George and Edna (Guttau) Hartje. She graduated from Treynor High School in 1945. She married Glenn Owens February 2, 1947, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Treynor. They farmed near Oakland and Quick until 1955 when they moved to California. Darlene ran a day care in her home for many years. In 1992, they returned to the Treynor area. Darlene was a member of Mount Hope United Methodist Church and U.M.W. She was a 50 year member of Amber Star #328. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brothers, Lamar, Darrell, Waldon and Lowell Hartje. Darlene is survived by her husband, Glenn Owens, of Treynor, Iowa; daughters, Cynthia Ronald and her husband, Greg, of Garden Grove, Calif., Peggy Eshelman and her husband, Eric, of Anaheim Hills, Calif., Rebecca MacIntosh and her husband, Bruce, of Irvine, Calif., Barbara Sowersby and her husband, Gary, of Placentia, Calif.; son, Steve Owens and his wife, Amy, of Treynor; sisters-in-law, Irene Caldwell, of Scottsdale, Ariz., Thirza Hartje, of Treynor, Eva Hartje, of McClelland, Iowa, Audrey Hartje, of Oakland, Iowa, June Owens, of Valencia, Calif.; brother-in-law, Jack Owens, of Monroe, Mich.; 11 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Darlene enjoyed her flowers and had done many needle point pictures. She and her husband had done a lot of traveling. They covered most the U.S as well as New Zealand, Australia, Europe, Hong Kong, Alaska, and they spent many winters in Arizona. Visitation is Sunday, 3 to 5 p.m., at the Hoy-Kilnoski Funeral Home. Funeral service is Monday, 10 a.m., at the funeral home followed by a luncheon in the community room at Hoy-Kilnoski. Cortege will leave the funeral home after lunch for interment in the Hardin Township Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Treynor Fire and Rescue or Mt. Hope United Methodist Church.
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