The Funeral Service for
Darwin
“Darvey” W. Toenges of
Albert Lea
, will
be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at the
First
Lutheran
Church
in Albert Lea.
The Reverend John Holt will officiate.
Interment will be in Shady Oaks
Cemetery,
Pickerel
Lake
Township
.
Visitation will be from 5-7 Monday at Bonnerup Funeral Service,
Albert Lea
, and one hour before the service at the church.
Darvey died on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Center.
He was 83.
He was born on August 16, 1926, in
Pickerel
Lake
Township
, the son of Wesley and
Hulda (Klukow) Toenges.
He attended grade school in rural District # 57, and later
Albert Lea
High School
.
He married Vivian Troe on October 7, 1945, at the
First
Lutheran
Church
in Albert Lea.
Darvey farmed east of Conger all of his life.
He
had livestock and also sold seed corn. In 1984,
he retired due to health problems
and in1996 Darvey and Vivian moved into Albert Lea.
He was a member of
First
Lutheran
Church
, and also the Elks Club.
Darvey
had been on the board and was sexton for
Shady
Oak
Cemetery
for many
years.
He was a “Mr Fixit” and was very handy at fixing mechanical things and also
was the “neighborhood” welder. He loved being surrounded by people and especially enjoyed a game or two of cribbage or huckleybuck
Darvey was an avid Minnesota Twins fan and enjoyed watching or listening to a game
whenever he got the chance.
Darvey will be greatly missed by his family, wife Vivian of Albert Lea, four sons:
Larry Toenges of
Albert Lea
, Vergil (Emy) Toenges of
Modesto
,
CA
, Daniel Toenges
of
Albert Lea
, and Charles (Jill) Toenges of Lexington, MN, seven grandchildren: Todd (Darlene) Toenges of Modesto, CA, Colby (Samantha) Toenges of Turlock, CA, Meka
(Alan) Nielsen of Albert Lea, Sara Toenges (John Levell) of Albert Lea, Mindy Toenges (fiancé Tim Mann) of Albert Lea,
Brad Toenges of Minneapolis, Jason Toenges of Michigan;
4 step grandchildren: Kent Boyum, Tracie Anderson, Troy Anderson, Andrea Anderson;
8 great grandchildren: Jewel and Jenna Toenges, Tye and Piper Toenges, Brianna and Madison Mann, and Hannah and Chloe
Larson; brother-in-law Duane Troe and his wife Sonja of Albert Lea, and nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents Wesley and Hulda Toenges, his father-in-law and mother-in-law Helmer and Myrtle Troe , sister and brother-in-law Aline and
Alton
Rogert and daughter-in-law Lora Toenges.
Memorials suggested to First Lutheran Peace and Power, Crossroad Community Hospice or donors choice.
