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Darlene Barton
DARLENE BARTON
Cedar Rapids
Darlene Barton, 87, died Thursday, March 5, 2015, at Linn Manor Care Center in Marion. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Monday, March 9, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. The Rev. Christopher Podhajsky will officiate at the service. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 8, at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home, with a rosary beginning at 3:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at St. John's Cemetery in Cedar Rapids.
Surviving are her children, Michael (Mary Kay) Barton of Solon, Theresa (Jack) Guelff of Cedar Rapids and Dennis Barton of Cedar Rapids; 10 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and husband, Joseph, on Nov. 27, 1954.
Darlene was born Nov. 8, 1927, in Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of Wencil and Anna Kudrna. She was a 1946 graduate of St. Wenceslaus Catholic School. Darlene married Joseph Barton on April 7, 1947.
She was a lifelong member of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, where she served on St. Bridget's Circle and the Sanctuary Guild.
In lieu of flowers, a donation fund has been established in Darlene's name.
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