Darlene Hulda (Pautsch) Tanke

Darlene Hulda Tanke, age 84 of Inver Grove Heights, MN, passed away peacefully at the Good Samaritan Society on Monday, April 14th, 2025. A visitation will be held Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at 10:30-11 A.M. at Kolden Funeral Home in Arlington, MN followed by a family interment at Green Isle Lutheran Cemetery.

Darlene was born to Christian and Frieda (Vinkemeier) Pautsch on July 18, 1940, in Blakely Township, Minnesota. As a little girl, she moved with her family to a farm in Green Isle, MN where she attended Green Isle area school. As an adult, she lived for a time in Hamburg before residing in the Minneapolis area.

Darlene is survived by brother Maynard (Gail) Pautsch; her sons Gregory, Jeffrey, and James Tanke and their families; nieces and nephews; and close friend Shawn Taylor.

She is preceded in death by her parents, brother Orville Pautsch, and sisters Eunice Paul and Elaine Woods.