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Darleen Newman
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Darleen was born August 3, 1932, to John and Martha (Verch) Burkart and lived in Stratford, Wisconsin for 54 years prior to moving to Sun City, Arizona in 1986. She married the love of her life Joe Newman on May 16, 1953, two weeks after his return from Korea. They had 5 children together and celebrated 64 years of marriage before his death on November 23, 2017. Two of the children were daughters Kay Franklin (Jaye) of Marshfield, Wisconsin and Denise Gravcorvitz (Rick) of Carrollton, Texas and 3 sons Dan (Raina) of Waxhaw, North Carolina, Bruce (Ann) of Mesa, Arizona, Neal (Maggie) of Scottsdale, Arizona. Also 11 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild. One grandchild Ashton is deceased. Darleen started her work at the Post Office in Stratford, Wisconsin in 1963 and transferred to Youngtown, Arizona, retiring in 1994 with 31 years of service. Her family and their interests brought her so much enjoyment. She also did a lot of ceramic paintings and wood painting on the toys Joe made. Reading, puzzles and flower gardening were things she enjoyed doing. In later years the computer and her smart phone brought her a lot of enjoyment. Darleen was a member of St. Clements Catholic Church and will be buried by Joe her late husband at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona.
