Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Darkes, Diane Roberta June 8, 2009 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon Sue Miller shabodeho@aol.com June 21, 2009, 11:15 am Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 6/10/2009 Darkes, Diane Roberta Diane Roberta Darkes, 64, of Cedar Haven, formerly of 394 Mountville Drive, Lebanon, died Monday, June 8, 2009 at the home. She was born August 1, 1944 to the late Leo Wilson and Vista Elethia Hostetter Darkes in Lebanon. She was a member of Zoar Evangelical Lutheran Church. She was a graduate of Northern Lebanon in 1962 and Temple University School of Nursing in 1966. She worked at Temple, Baylor in Dallas,TX, Hershey Medical Center, and VA Hospitals in Dallas, Washington DC and Lebanon. She was very involved in the, American Red Cross during the Cuban Crisis and the TMI Evacuation Center. She also chaired the first HIV Conference in Washington DC. She earned a Brokers License in real estate while working in Washington DC and taught CPR classes for the American, Heart Association. She enjoyed shopping, traveling, entertaining friends and family and loved her cats. Surviving is brother Dale L. spouse of Linda Darkes of Camp Hill; sister Deborah Darkes spouse of Frank Kern of Pine Grove; nephews Jason Frank Kern of Jonestown, Justin spouse of Tommi Kern and daughter Brogan of Martinez, California; niece Erin Kern spouse of Colm Phillips and son Ryan and daughter Saoire of Gorey, Ireland. A number of cousins also survive. She was preceded in death by brother Dean David Darkes. Memorial services will be held on Friday July 17, 2009 at 4:00PM at a family members home. Memorials can be sent to Zoar Evangelical Lutheran Church, 560 Freeport Road, Lebanon, PA 17046 or American Cancer Society 526 Cumberland Street PO Box 1274 Lebanon, PA 170421274 Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 6/10/2009 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb