Darlene Marugg

DARLENE MARUGG

Monticello

Darlene E. Marugg,

74, of Monticello, died Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, at St. Luke's Continuing Care Center in Cedar Rapids. She was a 14-year survivor of leukemia. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, at Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello where a parish vigil service will be held at 4 p.m. and a rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Monticello where the family will receive friends and relatives beginning at

10 a.m.

Darlene was born Nov. 12, 1940, near Sand Springs, the daughter of Clarence and Helen (Besler) Heims. She attended country school until eighth grade and later earned her GED at Kirkwood Community College. She married Fritz Marugg on Jan. 9, 1965, at St. Paul Catholic Church in Worthington. The couple farmed near Hardscrabble, near Monticello. In 1967, they purchased their farm in Richland Township. The couple later divorced.

Darlene loved to go to the casinos on bus trips. Leather and needlework were a favorite pastime. She was an active member of Sacred Heart Parish and its guild. Her grandchildren were an important part of her life. She was the primary caregiver to her son, Russell, for 34 years.

She is survived by two daughters, Sandy (Dan) Evans of Vinton and Julie (Mike) Flitsch of Central City; and a son, Joe (Shelly) of Monticello; and grandchildren, Breanne, Russell and Jon Evans and Levi, Jay and Katie Flitsch; a brother, Jerome Heims of Ryan; and a sister-in-law, Mary Kay Heims of Monticello.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Russell; an infant granddaughter, Angela Flitsch; two brothers, Robert (Kay) Heims and Lloyd Heims; and her former husband, Fritz.

The family would like to thank the doctors and nurses on the 5th and 6th floors at St. Luke's, Dr. Gosch and his staff and Above and Beyond Hospice for their exceptional care.

Information available at www.kramerfuneral.com.