Darlene LaVonn DeSotel, 86, of Dallas City, IL passed away at 6:06 a.m. Friday, February 10, 2017 at the Memorial Hospital in Carthage, IL.

She was born on August 15, 1930 in Monona, IA the daughter of Charles and Dorothy Huff Fett. On June 7, 1949 she married Gordon D. DeSotel in Monona. He preceded her in death on February 2, 2009.

Darlene was a 1948 graduate of Monona High School. In 1967 she and her husband moved to Dallas City. Earlier her husband operated the Guttennberg Creamery Co-Op as a buttermaker and Darlene kept the books However, she spent most of her life working for the U.S. Postal Service. Mrs. DeSotel enjoyed raising chickens, cooking and especially cooking lunch for her grandchildren.

Survivors include, one daughter, Cindy (Butch) Morarend of Troy, MO, three sons, Randy (Joyce) Desotel of Dallas City, Dale (Susan) Desotel of Niota, IL and Dave (Ramona) DeSotel of Danville, IA, six grandchildren, Bret (Julie) Morarend, Tyler (Alison) DeSotel, Jill (Kent) Rigg, Joshua (Kendra) DeSotel, Jason (Libby) DeSotel and Justin (Rachel) Desotel, 14 great-grandchildren, Courtney (Drew) Dickerson, Kailyn (David) Day, Marie, Kate and Nora DeSotel, Avery, Ella and Owen Rigg, Cowan, Alex, Heidi, Max, Mason and Caleb DeSotel, two great-great-grandchildren, Emmalyn and Aubriana Dickerson, one sister, Marge (Bob) Schmidt of Monona, IA, and two brothers, Den (Sandy) Fett of Rockton, IL and Richard Dick (Joyce) Fett of West Point, IA.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Gordon, and one brother, Gary Fett.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at Banks & Beals Funeral Home in Dallas City with Mark Pettit officiating. Burial will follow at Harris Cemetery, near Dallas City. No visitation is planned.