Darlene Elizabeth Flynn

FLYNN, WOLTERING, CONRAD, GREINER, TUTOR, LEBSACK, ODEGARD

Posted By: Steve Brown (email)
Date: 5/17/2022 at 14:25:23

Darlene Elizabeth Flynn, 95, of Keota, died Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids.
Darlene was born June 19, 1926, in Houghton, Iowa, to Edward and Theresa (Woltering) Conrad. She grew up in the Keota community with her five brothers; Joe, Kenneth, Denny, Donnie, and Ronnie, and one sister; Virginia. She graduated form Keota High School in 1944. On January 27, 1948, she married Robert Flynn at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Harper. She was a homemaker all her life and enjoyed her family, flowers, quilting, painting and travel.
Darlene and Robert had eight children, Dan Flynn, Linda (Clare) Greiner, Jim (Rita Jo) Flynn, Patricia Flynn, Nancy Tutor, Cindy (Mike) Lebsack, Janie (Ed) Odegard, and Doug (Rosie) Flynn. She had 24 grandchildren, 40 great grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. those left to cherish her memory include her three brothers, Joe Conrad, Denny Conrad, and Donnie Conrad; and two sisters-in-law, Georgia Conrad and Barbara Conrad.
Public visitation will be from4 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Monday May 9, 2022, at Holy Trinitty Parish-St. Mary's Cemetery in Keota.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established or the Juvenile Diabetes Resarch Foundation, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or the Keota Pool and Aquatic Foundation. Powell Funeral and Cremation Service in Keota is caring for Darlene and her family. Tributes may be made at www.powellfuneralhomes.com