Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Darlene L.(Durkee) September 24, 2021
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Patricia Currigan currigan1932@comcast.net September 26, 2022, 11:44 am

Hasting's Reminder  Saturday  October 2, 2021

Darlene L.Smith

Mom, Darlene L.Smith, died Friday, September 24, 2021, surrounded by friends and 
family.

She will be remembered and missed for her special way of expressing herself in 
an unfiltered manner. Mom lived simple living, farm life as she would refer to 
it; remembering her chickens and other livestock cared for during her life's 
journey.

She loved gardening, canning, and cooking. The latter will be missed by those 
that were luck enough to partake in the enjoyment of consuming something she'd 
prepared; Her homemade cream pies, pizza, taco, goulash, creamed spaghetti, 
mashed potato fried cakes, Swiss steak, cake from scratch, and her so "yummy" 
potato salad.

She taught painting lessons for over 40 years, coming into contact with so many 
people and main lifelong friends. Her primitive country paintings were sold at 
craft shops and shows she attended, as well as in her home. She also held basket
weaving classed as she'd taken lessons and traveled miles to learn the craft 
from a Native American Indian.

In her earlier yeas, she played the piano at church and for pleasure...mostly 
for pleasure as she loved music...and she sang with a group of girlfriends at 
different churches in her High school years. For those that became attached to 
her heart would come to refer to her as "Sassy"...lovingly, that she definitely 
was.

Darlene is survived by her children, Vicki (Paul) Black,Sandra Brown,Michelle 
(Brian) Quinn, Cindy Brooke, Jerry (Kris) Binns, and her special friend Bill 
Hansen, and a multitude of grand, great-grand, and great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Keith and Nellie Durkee; her infant
son, Douglas; her husband, Kenneth Smith; her brother, Larry Durkee, and several 
grandchildren.

At this time there will be no services. Online Condolences can be made at 
www.lakefuneralhomes.com

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