Full Obituary

     DARLENE I. PIEPER, age 81, of Loyal, WI, passed away at Wanda's Elderly Care, in Marshfield, on Thursday, November 10, 2016.  Funeral services will be held at 11am on Monday, November 14, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Loyal.  Rev. Daniel Zimmerman will officiate and burial will follow in the Loyal Lutheran Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be her grandsons:  Damon Pieper, Derek Pieper, Dustin Pieper, Jamey Young, Jeremy Young, Caleb Young and Jace Young.  Visitation will be held at the church, on Monday, from 10am until time of service, with a 10:45am American Legion Auxiliary service.
     Darlene Ida Kramer was born on March 11, 1935 in the Town of Holton, Marathon County, rural Abbotsford, WI, the daughter of Richard C. and Annie J. (Peterson) Kramer.  She was raised on her family's farm and received her education in the Unity, WI area.  Darlene was united in marriage to Delmar A. Pieper on June 14, 1952 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Unity, WI.  They farmed and raised their family in the Town of Unity, rural Loyal, until Delmar's death on February 18, 1993.  Darlene sold the farm and moved in to Loyal, where she resided until moving to Wanda's Elderly Care, in Marshfield, on November 2, 2014.
     She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, the Loyal American Legion Auxiliary, and a former member of the Clark County Homemakers.
     Darlene had many interests, but especially loved spending time with her family, playing cards, baking, canning, gardening, and in her younger years, playing horseshoes.
     She will be dearly missed by her children:  Deb (Jim) Young of Loyal,  Dave (Mary Jo) of Loyal,  Dale (MaryAnn) of Medford,  Doug of Marshfield,  Dean (Viki) of Loyal, Danny of Loyal;  16 grandchildren;  18 great-grandchildren;  one sister:  Roslyn Spatz of Loyal; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
     Darlene was preceded in death by her parents;  her husband, Delmar; one son, Dennis, on November 11, 2012; two granddaughters:  Jyllian Pieper on January 4, 2004 and Morgan Pieper on June 25, 2015;  two brothers:  Norman and Earl Kramer; and three sisters:  Bernice Bronski, Caroline Decker and Celia Henne.
     Darlene's family would like to extend their sincere thanks to Wanda, at Wanda's Elderly Care, for her compassion and loving care that she gave Darlene during her stay there.