Darlene E. Bohling (Liabo)
September 11, 1932 — June 28, 2011
Darlene E. Bohling, 78, of Center Point, Iowa, died Tuesday, June 28, 2011, in University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics, Iowa City. Services: 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 8, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by Rev. Brenda Ehret. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 7, 2011, at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service Saturday at the funeral home. Burial: Center Point Cemetery, Center Point.
Survivors include her son, Stuart (Angie) Bohling of Cedar Rapids; stepsons, Randy (Louise) Bohling of Parma, Idaho, and Russell (Jo) Bohling of Nampa, Idaho; sisters, Jean Oxley of Cedar Rapids and Pat Andersen of Baldwinsville, New York; sister-in-law, Doris Liabo of Naples, Florida; and three stepgrandchildren.
Darlene was preceded in death by her parents; stepgranddaughter, Michelle Bohling; brother, Leslie Liabo; and brothers-in-law, Myron Oxley and Delmar Andersen.
Born September 11, 1932, in Cedar Rapids, Darlene was the daughter of Carl and Edna (Smiley) Liabo. She graduated from Center Point High School in 1950 and Upper Iowa College with a B.A. degree in education in 1964. She was an elementary school teacher in Ackley and Anamosa, Iowa, before teaching in Twin Falls, Idaho, around 1968. In 1969, she married Bernie Bohling and the couple moved back to Iowa before divorcing in 1972. In 1972, she began her career as a rural postal carrier in Center Point until retiring in 1994.
She was a member of the National Solo Parents and Singles Association, where she held many offices both locally and nationally, Eastern Star, Center Point Historical Society and the Legion Auxillary. Darlene enjoyed bowling, dancing, playing cards and cheering for the Iowa Hawkeye Basketball teams.
Survivors include her son, Stuart (Angie) Bohling of Cedar Rapids; stepsons, Randy (Louise) Bohling of Parma, Idaho, and Russell (Jo) Bohling of Nampa, Idaho; sisters, Jean Oxley of Cedar Rapids and Pat Andersen of Baldwinsville, New York; sister-in-law, Doris Liabo of Naples, Florida; and three stepgrandchildren.
Darlene was preceded in death by her parents; stepgranddaughter, Michelle Bohling; brother, Leslie Liabo; and brothers-in-law, Myron Oxley and Delmar Andersen.
Born September 11, 1932, in Cedar Rapids, Darlene was the daughter of Carl and Edna (Smiley) Liabo. She graduated from Center Point High School in 1950 and Upper Iowa College with a B.A. degree in education in 1964. She was an elementary school teacher in Ackley and Anamosa, Iowa, before teaching in Twin Falls, Idaho, around 1968. In 1969, she married Bernie Bohling and the couple moved back to Iowa before divorcing in 1972. In 1972, she began her career as a rural postal carrier in Center Point until retiring in 1994.
She was a member of the National Solo Parents and Singles Association, where she held many offices both locally and nationally, Eastern Star, Center Point Historical Society and the Legion Auxillary. Darlene enjoyed bowling, dancing, playing cards and cheering for the Iowa Hawkeye Basketball teams.
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