Darleene F. Hermann

Darleene Florence Hermann (Schulte), 78, of Paola, Kansas was born August 24, 1940 in Westphalia, Kansas to Fred and Evelyn Schulte. Darleene was married to Donald Francis Hermann on July 25, 1959 in Westphalia, Kansas. Darleene worked in food service most of her life. Many of her years were spent working at Dairy Queen at 75th and I-35 while living in Shawnee, Kansas. The couple moved to rural Paola, Kansas in October of 1984 where she worked at the Dairy Queen in Paola and from there spent time working in the cafeteria at Holy Trinity Catholic School then finally finishing out her food service career at Paola High School cafeteria. She recently retired in May 2017 and continued doing what she loved at home; cooking, baking, and gardening. There was never a time when visiting her home that she did not have a fresh home-made from scratch cake or pie hot out of the oven that had been prepared that morning. Probably more than cooking, baking, and gardening, she loved going to the casinos any opportunity she had. You could always get a smile on her face just mentioning the word “casino”. She passed away peacefully in the home on May 25, 2019 while surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Evelyn Schulte and a younger brother Lyle Schulte. Survivors include her husband, Donald, of the home for 59 years and 10 months; son, Vern Hermann of Olathe, KS; daughter, Brenda Hoggard and son-in-law, Tim Hoggard of Gardner, KS; 2 grandsons, Kyle and Brett Hermann; and two sisters, Marilyn Blaufuss and Doris Hellmer. Services are Thursday, May 30, 2019: visitation 9 – 10 a.m.; rosary 10:15 a.m.; mass 10:30 a.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 501 E. Chippewa St., Paola, KS. Memorial contributions may be made to Crossroads Hospice - Kansas, 11150 Thompson Ave., Lenexa, KS 66219. To share your memories of Darleene or leave a special condolence messge for her family, please click on the Share a Memory box.