Darlene Clauer

Darlene Clauer

October 27, 1938 - July 04, 2021

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Darlene J. Clauer, 82, of Lancaster, formerly of Beetown, Wisconsin, died on Sunday, July 4, 2021 at St. Mary's Hospital, Madison. Private family services will be held. Burial will be at the Cassville Cemetery. The Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville, is serving the family. Memorials may be made to the Darlene Clauer Memorial Fund, which can be mailed to the funeral home at PO Box 245, Platteville, WI 53818. Online condolences may be made at www.melbyfh.com.

Darlene was born on October 27, 1938, the daughter of Kenneth and Dorothy (Delong) Bilderback. She was united in marriage to James Clauer on June 17, 1955 at the Davies Memorial Church in Potosi. He preceded her in death on May 3, 2002. Darlene loved the outdoors and being in her garden, she also enjoyed being in the kitchen, whether it be cooking, baking, or canning, she was always making something delicious. The biggest thing Darlene will probably be remembered for though, was how loving and caring she was, her family meant the world to her and she would also take people into her home and care for them when they were in need. She had a truly heart of gold and loved God and family with it fully.

Darlene is survived by her nine children, James Jr., Barb (Ron) Redwing, Fred (Sarah), Sue (Dan) Thomas, Tina (Mike) Blindert, Dave (Joann), Mike, Penny (Larry), and Shane; 18 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters-in-law, Kenny (Glee) Bilderback, Roxanne (Gene) Boyes, Pam (Bernie) Fecht, Spencer (Wanda) Bilderback, Linda (Dave) Johnson, Tim (Donna) Bilderback, and Liz Bilderback; as well as many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two grandchildren, Jeannie Post and Josh Clauer; and two brothers, Roger and Gary Bilderback.

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Linda and Dave Johnson
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To Dar's children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren - we are sorry. Our hearts are broken, but joy comes in the morning. May our memories be fond and full of love. God’s Garden By Melissa Shreve God looked around his garden and found an empty place He then looked down upon the Earth and saw your tired face He put his arms around you and lifted you to rest With the help of his angels they flew you to your heavenly place Gods garden must be beautiful, he always takes the best He knew you were suffering, he knew you were in pain He knew that you would never get well on Earth again He saw the road was getting rough and the hills too hard to climb He closed your weary eyelids and whispered “Peace be Thine” It broke our hearts to lose you but you didn’t go alone For part of us went with you the day God called you home.
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Larry and Rita Gruber
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To the family. Your mother was a cousin of mine. I was in her age bracket and spent a lot of time growing up around your mom in the Eau Galle-Durand area. Dar was a caring person even as a child. I'm sure she is in heaven as she spent her life helping others. She was much loved by myself . We did keep up for many years but as time went on and they moved further away it was not as often as it should have been but we did keep in touch. Saw some of you a few years ago at the Bilderback reunions but missed last 2 years. Love to all you kids and grandkids.

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