Darlyne Della (Austin) Glinsmann

Darlyne Della Glinsmann, 86, died at her home in Luzerne, Iowa, on Friday, August 19, 2016.Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 22, 2016, at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Walford, Iowa, with Pastor Travis Borkosky officiating. Visitation will be held at the church from 9 to 10 a.m. A second service will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 23, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Loup City, NE, with Reverend Shawn Kitzing officiating with visitation from 9 to 10 a.m. Interment will be in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Ashton, NE. Memorials are suggested to the Glinsmann family or donor's choice. A memorial fund has been established. Checks made payable to the Darlyne Glinsmann Memorial Fund may be sent in care of Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home, 1212 1st Ave., Vinton, IA 52349.

Darlyne was born August 4, 1930, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the daughter of Walter William John and Regina Fredericka Stauss Austin.On August 27, 1951, Darlyne was united in marriage with Ervin Erich Glinsmann in Kalispell, Montana. He preceded her in death on January 1, 2008.Darlyne worked as a circuit breaker calibrator at Square D in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for 30 years, retiring in 1991.Darlyne was currently a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Walford. Her previous church homes included St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Luzerne and Elim Lutheran Church in Marshalltown, Iowa.Darlyne enjoyed reading and all children, particularly her grandchildren.

Darlyne is survived by one son, Dwight (Kim Doonan) Glinsmann of Luzerne; three daughters: Polly Lowder of Burnsville, MN; Deb (Dennis) Beck of Le Grand, Iowa; and Jackie (Rick) Rupp of Luzerne; three sisters: Lambie (Ray) Austin of Bemidji, MN; Virginia Austin of Grand Forks, ND; and Paulette (Bill) Holman of Albertville, MN; seven grandchildren: Jessie (Jeff) McCarty, Nicolle (Mike) Ray, Heath Beck, Erich Hinschberger, Ike (Bethany) Glinsmann, Peter Glinsmann and Ryan Rupp; and five great-grandchildren: Brittany, Samantha, Gabrielle, Emma and Ellie.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; 8 sisters: Elaine Altermatt, Dorothy Davidson, Carol Kleinsasser, Betty Sherlock, Rosie Huebner, Violet Talley, Sally Hoeschen and JoAnn Driscoll; and son-in-law Richard Lowder.

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