Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 21, 2018, at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm. Pastor Nathan Scharf will officiate. Burial will follow in the New Ulm City Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – SOUTH CHAPEL on Friday, April 20, 2018. Visitation will continue from 10-11 a.m. on Saturday at the church.

To leave on online condolence, or to sign the guestbook, please visit: www.mvfh.org.

Darlene is survived by her husband, Tom Ubl of New Ulm; daughters, Deborah (Joseph) Maidl of Lafayette, Kimberly (Jon) Volk of New Ulm; sons, Paul (Kelly) Ubl of St. Francis, Wisconsin; brothers, Julius (Barb Sweiger) Engelby of Mankato, Allen (Vaughn) Engelby of North Mankato; grandchildren, Courtney, Haley, Luke, and Conor Ubl, Jessica and Andrew Maidl, Dylan, Hannah, Gunner, and Hunter Volk; and around 75 daycare children she adored like family.

She is preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Arnold Engelby, Ronald Engelby; and niece, Kari-Ann (Engelby) Youngerberg.

Darlene Rose Engelby was born on November 11, 1943 to Edward and Rose (Sodeman) Engelby in Mankato. She graduated from Mankato West High School and worked at the Stri-King CafÈ. During her time in Mankato, she met the love of her life, Tom Ubl, and the couple married on April 27, 1963. During their nearly 55 years of marriage, Darlene and Tom were blessed with 3 children who they raised together. While raising her family, Darlene was also found working at Veigel’s Kaiserhoff, Tropicana, Madsens, Randalls, and Hardees. After her children had grown, Darlene started an in-home daycare. She spent the next 24 years taking care of children in her daycare and saw around 75 children throughout that time. In her free time, Darlene enjoyed flower gardens, collecting dolls and Yesterdays Child figurines, completing word search books, going to kids’ events, and spending time with her friends and family. Darlene truly loved the time she was able to spend with her family, children, grandchildren, and her daycare families. She will be missed by all who know her, blessed be her memory.

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