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Apr. 30, 1935 –Oct. 16, 2022

Darleen Joyce Kagele, 87, passed away Sun., Oct. 16, 2022, in Odessa, Wash. Darleen was born on Apr. 30, 1935, to Robert and Esther (Hemmerling) Schlimmer in Odessa, Wash. She was the oldest of four children: sisters, Terri Carlson and Colleen Titcomb, and brother, Robert Schlimmer.

Darleen graduated from Odessa High School in 1953. Upon the conclusion of high school, she attended Lee College, a Christian University in Tennessee, to pursue music. After her return to Washington, she married Richard L. Kagele of Ritzville, Wash., on Nov. 12, 1954. Together, the...