Darlene A. Fraser January 16, 1952 - October 5, 2005

Darlene Ann Fraser, 53, of the Farmington and Bonaparte areas, died at 4:44 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2005, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.

      The graveside service will be in Greenglade Cemetery in Farmington, with the Rev. Larry Wallingford officiating. Visitation will begin after 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7 at the Hofbauer-Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Farmington, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. Cremation rites will follow the visitation.

Survivors include a son, Dewey Fraser of Albert Lea, Minn.; a stepson, Keith Robert Fraser of Phoenix, Ariz.; a stepdaughter, Yvonne Fraser of Fort Madison; four brothers, David Clausen of Texas, Dennis Clausen and Gary Clausen, both of Albert Lea, and Butch Hanson of Clarksgrove, Minn.; a sister, Joanne Carlson of Minnesota; and a special friend, Guy Simmons of Farmington.

      She was preceded in death by her parents and a son, Preston.