Darlene Brummund, 98, of West Point, died Thursday, July 16, 2026 at Dunklau Gardens in Fremont. Funeral service will be 10:30am on Tuesday, July 21 at Grace Lutheran Church in West Point with Rev. Priscilla Hukki officiating. Lunch will be at the church hall following with the service with burial at Bancroft Cemetery after lunch. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at church. Memorials may be made to Grace Lutheran Church, West Point Volunteer Fire Department, or a charity of your choice. Arrangements by Stokely Funeral Home.
Darlene Diana Abendroth was born on the family farm by Bancroft, NE on March 13, 1928 to Paul F. and Violet (Sila) Abendroth. She grew up on the farm and attended District 62 school, graduating from the 8th grade on May 23, 1942. Darlene was baptized on June 3, 1928 and professed her faith in our Lord Jesus Christ on March 25, 1945. She was a lifelong member of Grace Lutheran Church in West Point.
Darlene married Harold R. Brummund at Grace Lutheran Church on August 29, 1948. To this union two children were born, Stanley Harold (1952) and Sharon Mae (1953). The couple raised their family and continued to live and farm near Bancroft for the next 65 years. Darlene loved farm life and especially enjoyed caring for the baby pigs. She was a good seamstress and would frequently “pick up the pieces” of her daughter’s incomplete 4-H sewing projects. Home, faith and family were important to Darlene. She and Harold moved to West Point in 2013, where Darlene remained for the next 12 years.
Survivors include her son, Stanley of Norfolk; daughter, Sharon (Nathan) Predoehl of Bennington; grandchildren, Jana (David) Thoms of Waterloo, Jeri “Lynn” Predoehl (fiancé, Mark Polito) of Omaha; great-grandchildren, Kylee (Adam) Schleppenbach of Elkhorn, Dillon Hanel, Morgan Hanel, Alexia Van Long and Emily Van Long of Omaha; great-great-grandchildren, Murphy and Tatum Schleppenbach; brother Adrian (Dorothy) Abendroth; and several nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Harold on October 18, 2014; her parents; sister and brother-in-law, LaVerne (Vernon) Mackey; brother-in-law, Kenneth Brummund; sister-in-law, Naomi Brummund; and niece, Fay Lynn Cullefer.