Darleen Lasse Johnston

GAYS MILLS Darleen Lasse Johnston, 88, of Gays Mills, died on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Bland Bekkedal Center for Hospice Care in Viroqua. Darleen June Coleman was born on June 15, 1929, to George and Delia (Callaway) Coleman. She married Donald Lasse on October 9, 1946 and they lived on his family farm in Richland Center for several years, before moving to Gays Mills, the town where she grew up, and she spent the rest of her life there. Darleen supported her family, working as a bartender in Ferryville for several years and was known by everyone in Gays Mills. If anyone wanted to know anything about the history of Gays Mills, Darleen was the one to ask and she was always ready to talk about the town she loved. She owned the old hardware store in downtown Gays Mills, where she kept the many treasures she brought out for her rummage sales. She met and later married Richard Skolos. They were together for more than thirty years, enjoying life in the Kickapoo Valley. She is survived by five children, Sandra Thomas, Donna Hays, Sharon (Tom) Caya, Donald ("Bert") Lasse and Cheryl Meyers; and fourteen grandchildren, Gregory (Christine) Thomas, Terri Thomas, Wendy (Kevin) Smith, Michelle (Samuel Steiner) Hays, Matthew Hays, Chad (Susan) Caya, Jeremy (Dessa) Caya, Heather Caya, Krista Caya, Tania Lasse (Dennis) Hines, Jodi Lasse, Justin Lasse, Quinn (Roxana) Lasse, and Daniel Meyers; and thirty great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild, and one brother, Larry Coleman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two children, William Lasse and Tammy Jo Johnston: her husbands, Donald Lasse, James Johnston and Richard Skolos; and three brothers, Victor Coleman, Darold Coleman and Richard Coleman. Funeral Services for Darleen will be at 12:00 pm on Saturday, December 23, 2017 at the Vosseteig Funeral Home (325 Sunset Ridge Rd. and Hwy 131) in Gays Mills. John Johnson will officiate with burial following in the Gays Mills Cemetery. Friends may call at the Funeral Home from 10am until the time of service at 12. In lieu of flowers or plants memorials are preferred. On-line condolences may be offered at www.vossfh.com The Vosseteig Funeral Home of Gays Mills is serving the family.