Darlene Hrouda, age 81, of Stanton, Nebraska passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at her home in rural Stanton, Nebraska. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 19 at 11:00 a.m. at New Zion Presbyterian Church in Clarkson, Nebraska, with Rev. Laura Rasmussen officiating. Interment will be in Clarkson National Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. and continue on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until service time, all at the church. Memorials may be directed to the Stanton Rescue Unit or the American Cancer Society. Condolences may be sent to www.millersfh.com. Miller Funeral Home in Clarkson in charge of arrangements.
Darlene Hrouda was born May 22, 1940, in Hutchinson, Minnesota, to Frank and Ruth (Konerza) Jerabek. She attended country grade school and graduated from Hutchinson High School. On April 28, 1962, after a long pen pal relationship, Darlene was united in marriage to Eldon Hrouda in Silver Lake, Minnesota. Eldon was drafted into the United States Army later that year and the couple moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, and later to Germany. After Eldon’s honorable discharge, the couple moved back to Stanton, to the family farm, where Darlene still resided.
Over the years, Darlene hired out doing housekeeping, baby sitting and for a number of years was a telemarketer for “STI” and “Braun Research”. She was active in ZCBJ Lodge, was a breast cancer survivor, a member of the “Butterfly Homemakers” Extension Club, did hours of volunteer work, enjoyed cross stitch and embroidering, and made awesome pumpkin pies. Darlene donated over 5 gallons of blood to Red Cross.
Darlene is survived by:
Daughter – Tammy (Wes) Case of Tea, SD
Son – Stanton (Anna) Hrouda of Stanton, NE
Grandchildren – Brooke Fossum of Baltic, SD; Ashley (Jacob) Tomes of Hildreth, NE; Holley Hrouda of Fairfield, NE; and Stanley Krogman of Fairfield, NE
Four Great Grandchildren
Brother – Donald (Kathy) Jerabek of St. Cloud, MN
Darlene was preceded in death by:
Parents – Frank and Ruth Jerabek
Husband – Eldon Hrouda