Darlene D. Lehman, 74, a resident of Grantsburg, passed away Monday, Feb. 5, 2024.
Darlene was born on May 26, 1949, in St. Cloud, Minnesota, to Lawrence J. and Marie B. Rennie. She attended St. Joseph Grade School and graduated in 1967 from Cathedral High School in St. Cloud. She was employed as a legal secretary for 10 years and a payroll administrator for over 34 years. She lived most of her life in St. Cloud where she married her husband, Gordon Lehman, in 1993. They then relocated to the Grantsburg area that same year. She retired from Pan-O-Gold Baking Co. in 2012. Over the course of several years, she and husband Gordy traveled throughout the U.S. and Canada. She enjoyed sharing her love of music by playing the concertina and the accordion for family gatherings, events, nursing homes and long-term-care facilities. Her other interests included sewing, crocheting, knitting and quilting. She was known to donate many of her finished items.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Darlene is survived by her husband, Gordy; stepdaughters, Michelle (Boyd) Young and Traci (Jay) Portwood; two step-grandchildren, Amelia Portwood and Cole Young; brother, Ronald (Mary Ann “Sparry”) Rennie; nieces, Lisa (Steve) Collins and Rhonda (Joe) Pohl; and other relatives and friends.
A memorial service will be held Friday, Feb. 23, at 11 a.m., with visitation from 10-11 a.m., at Cushing Lutheran Church with Pastor Tamra Harder officiating.
Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home. Online condolences can be made at swedberg-taylor.com.
