Darlene Weiss, 84, of Brooklyn and formally of Victor, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2016, at Brooklyn Community Estates. A Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 20, 2016, at the St. John's Lutheran Church south of Victor, family will receive relatives and friends beginning at 9:30 a.m. prior to the service at the church. Memorials may be directed to the St. John's Lutheran Church, and sent in care of the Smith Funeral Home, P.O. Box 485, Victor, Iowa 52347. Darlene was born on August 29, 1931, to Clarence and Viola Floerchinger Weiss near Guernsey, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Deep River High School with the class of 1949. Darlene worked for the Tanger Outlet Mall near Williamsburg. She enjoyed traveling, working in her garden, baking and cooking for family gatherings and was an accomplished seamstress. Those left in her honor include; two brothers, Donald (Eloise) Weiss of Cedar Rapids; Maynard (Lois) Weiss of Victor; two sisters, Jane (David) Rinderknecht of Wyckoff, New Jersey, Joan (Roger) Sanders of Des Moines; nieces, Beverly (Mark) Roberts of Chandler, Arizona, Kimberly (Steve) Miklandric of Chesterfield Virginia; nephews, Craig Weiss of Victor, Jim (Kelly) Weiss of Ballwin, Missouri, Steve (Lisa) Sanders of Des Moines, Jerry (Melissa) Sanders of Des Moines, Mike (Michelle) Rinderknecht of Wyckoff, New Jersey; fifteen, great nieces and nephews and many friends. She is preceded in death by her parents and niece, Pam (Weiss) Martin.