- Iowa, County Births
Name Darleen Grace Sherfey
Sex Female
Father's Name Paul Sherfey
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Madge Allen
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Birth
Event Date 30 Mar 1924
Event Place Kalona, Washington, Iowa, United States
Iowa, Delayed Birth Records
Name Darleen Grace Sherfey
Sex Female
Legitimacy Y
Father's Name Paul Sherfey
Father's Sex Male
Father's Age 21
Father's Birth Date 1903
Father's Birthplace Tennessee
Father's Race White
Mother's Name Madge Allen
Mother's Sex Female
Mother's Age 18
Mother's Birth Date 1906
Mother's Birthplace Oklahome
Mother's Race White
Event Type Birth
Event Date 30 Mar 1924
Event Place Kalona, Washington, Iowa, United States
Event Place (Original) Kalona, Washington, Iowa, USA
Certificate Number 92-1186, 96
Volume 92-
Affiliate Name State Historical Society of Iowa
Affiliate Repository Place Des Moines, Iowa
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- Darlene Grace Lee March 31, 1924 - May 9, 2016 La Jolla Darlene Grace Lee was born in Kalona, Iowa, to Paul Harmon Sherfey and Madge Margaret (nee Allen) Sherfey. In the following year, the family moved to Santa Ana, CA, where she and her older brother, Daryl, were raised. After attending Santa Ana High School and Junior College, Darlene transferred to the University of CA at Santa Barbara to complete her training as a teacher. In 1944, she married Donald Ross Druliner, a pilot in the U.S. Air Force who was killed eight months later during the Battle of the Bulge. Upon receiving her BA, she worked for six years as an English and Physical Education teacher at the secondary level. In 1947, she married Ivan Fall Lee of Tustin, CA, a veteran Navy pilot who was beginning his studies in dentistry, and supported him until he qualified as an orthodontist. When Ivan opened his first practice in San Diego, Darlene worked as his office manager until they started a family. From 1953 to 1959, they had four children, Claudia (Ainsworth), Brad, Brian and Kristin (Roberts), whom they raised in La Jolla, CA, where Ivan established his second practice. During these years, Darlene was active in the Women's Dental Auxiliary, PTA, Girl Scouts, Little League, Las Patronas (chairing the Jewel Ball in 1969) and women's golf at La Jolla Country Club. Once their children were grown, Darlene and Ivan moved to Palm Desert, CA, where Ivan opened his last practice and Darlene again managed the office until their retirement in 2006. They spent their final years together enjoying time with their children and grandchildren and traveling in the U.S. and abroad. By the time of Ivan's death in 2013, they had shared 66 years of marriage. Darlene will be remembered for her extraordinary devotion to and love for her family; her sweet temperament and cheerful spirit; and her generous hospitality to all who entered the warm and inviting home she poured so much of herself into creating. She is survived by her four children and seven grandchildren, who will miss her deeply. A memorial service will be held on June 18, 2016 at 11 am at The Fountains at the Carlotta, 41-505 Carlotta Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92211. Donations in her honor may be made to The Chapel at the Carlotta, 41-505 Carlotta Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92211. Please sign the guest book online at legacy.com/obituaries/ lajollalight .
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1924 - 2016 (92 years)
