Darlene Louise Gogg (Usher)
August 1, 1930 — April 27, 2013
Darlene Gogg, 82, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, April 27, 2013. Services: 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 2, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her son, Steven (Kris) Gogg; grandchildren, Bryan and Derik Gogg and Bradley Kester; sister, Edith Vogt of Ottumwa; sister-in-law, Dolores Usher of Cedar Rapids; and special friend, Marilyn Kester of Marion.
Darlene was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Donald; son, Harold Gogg; brother, Harold “Mike” Usher; and brother-in-law, Bernard Vogt.
Born August 1, 1930, in Cedar Rapids, Darlene was the daughter of Harold and Caroline (Church) Usher. She attended Wilson High School. On August 1, 1949, she was united in marriage to Donald Gogg. They settled in the Czech Village area of Cedar Rapids. He died in 1993.
Darlene’s greatest joy was her grandchildren. Other joys were cooking and baking. She loved animals, especially her cat Sadie.
Instead of flowers, memorials may be directed in Darlene’s memory to the Cedar Valley Humane Society, 7411 Mt. Vernon Road S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403.
Survivors include her son, Steven (Kris) Gogg; grandchildren, Bryan and Derik Gogg and Bradley Kester; sister, Edith Vogt of Ottumwa; sister-in-law, Dolores Usher of Cedar Rapids; and special friend, Marilyn Kester of Marion.
Darlene was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Donald; son, Harold Gogg; brother, Harold “Mike” Usher; and brother-in-law, Bernard Vogt.
Born August 1, 1930, in Cedar Rapids, Darlene was the daughter of Harold and Caroline (Church) Usher. She attended Wilson High School. On August 1, 1949, she was united in marriage to Donald Gogg. They settled in the Czech Village area of Cedar Rapids. He died in 1993.
Darlene’s greatest joy was her grandchildren. Other joys were cooking and baking. She loved animals, especially her cat Sadie.
Instead of flowers, memorials may be directed in Darlene’s memory to the Cedar Valley Humane Society, 7411 Mt. Vernon Road S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403.
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