Darlene B. Crouch of Albany, Missouri, went to be with her beloved Bill. She passed on Monday, December 18, 2017 surrounded by friends and family.

Darlene was born October 8, 1935 to Steve and Dorothy Bowdish at Cozad, Nebraska. She graduated from Cozad Public School.

She married William J. Crouch on March 14, 1951 in Broken Bow, Nebraska. They spent their entire life in Gothenburg, Nebraska raising their family, before moving to Albany, Missouri where they built their retirement home on a farm south of Albany. They spent their last years enjoying country life together.

Darlene was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Crouch, daughter, Karla Osborn, grandson, Matthew Osborn, parents, Steve and Dorothy Bowdish, sister, Carolyn Tuck, sister, Sheryl Shallenberger and brother, Eugene Bowdish.

Survivors include three sons, James (Maria) Crouch, LaFeria, TX; Russell (Diane) Crouch, York, NE; Robert (Michelle) Crouch, Albany, MO; son-in-law, Terry Osborn, Lincoln, NE; 9 grandchildren, Mike Crouch, Shertz, TX; Brian (Holly) Crouch, Shertz, TX; Kimberly (Bryce) Jakub, The Woodlands, TX; Christine (Kevin) Freudenburg, Charlestown, MA; Allison (Jason) Hamata, Lincoln, NE; Stephanie Crouch, Lincoln, NE; Megan Crouch, Omaha, NE; Kathryn Crouch, Albany, MO; Thomas Crouch, Albany, MO; and 9 great-grandchildren.

Memorial Contributions: Albany First Baptist Church in care of the Roberson-Polley Chapel, 403 N. Hundley, Albany, MO 64402.