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Darlene <I>Pickerel</I> Hoover

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Darlene Pickerel Hoover

Birth
Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Death
30 Mar 2014 (aged 79)
West Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.8308556, Longitude: -91.1220722
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Darlene Hoover, 79, of Burlington, died at 12:01 PM Sunday, March 30, 2014, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.

Born July 9, 1934, in Fairfield, IA, she was the daughter of Randall W. and Frances Bailey Pickerel. On January 16, 1954, she married Gerald "Mike" Hoover in Lancaster, Missouri. He died on September 28, 1991.

Darlene worked for Blake Plumbing and Heating in Agency, IA, before working at the West Burlington Elementary School. She later worked at the Galesburg Clinic and then for Dr. Chandra in Centralia, IL. She retired from the Hawkeye Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy Clinic after working there for 16 years.

She was a 1952 graduate of Lancaster High School in Lancaster, Missouri.

She was a member of West Burlington United Methodist Church, the Moose Lodge, the West Burlington Lions, the Silver Singers, Good Neighbors, RSVP, and a former member of the Circle Square B Promenaders. She was a volunteer at Great River Hospital, delivered meals, and helped with the Blood Center mobile drives. She enjoyed knitting, playing cards, singing, and especially spending time with her grandchildren, and watching their sporting events.

Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Randy, one sister, Colleen, and one great-granddaughter, Annie
Darlene Hoover, 79, of Burlington, died at 12:01 PM Sunday, March 30, 2014, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.

Born July 9, 1934, in Fairfield, IA, she was the daughter of Randall W. and Frances Bailey Pickerel. On January 16, 1954, she married Gerald "Mike" Hoover in Lancaster, Missouri. He died on September 28, 1991.

Darlene worked for Blake Plumbing and Heating in Agency, IA, before working at the West Burlington Elementary School. She later worked at the Galesburg Clinic and then for Dr. Chandra in Centralia, IL. She retired from the Hawkeye Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy Clinic after working there for 16 years.

She was a 1952 graduate of Lancaster High School in Lancaster, Missouri.

She was a member of West Burlington United Methodist Church, the Moose Lodge, the West Burlington Lions, the Silver Singers, Good Neighbors, RSVP, and a former member of the Circle Square B Promenaders. She was a volunteer at Great River Hospital, delivered meals, and helped with the Blood Center mobile drives. She enjoyed knitting, playing cards, singing, and especially spending time with her grandchildren, and watching their sporting events.

Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Randy, one sister, Colleen, and one great-granddaughter, Annie


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  • Created by: No Reins
  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127222033/darlene-hoover: accessed ), memorial page for Darlene Pickerel Hoover (9 Jul 1934–30 Mar 2014), Find a Grave Memorial ID 127222033, citing Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by No Reins (contributor 46595053).