Darlene L. Lund, 72 of Sun City, Huntley, passed away at Presence Saint Joseph Hospital in Elgin on Friday evening, January 23, 2015 following a short illness.
She was born October 31, 1942 in Chicago, the daughter of Joseph and Loretta (Statczny) Scaletta. She graduated from Notre’ Dame for Girls in Chicago and later St. Joseph’s Nursing School. She made her home in Morton Grove where she raised her family and on January 30, 1993 she was united in marriage to John L. Lund. She had worked as a registered nurse in hospice for 26 years, retiring from VITAS Hospice. In 2004 the couple moved to Sun City. She loved baking cookies, reading, playing cards and was very active in several Sun City Clubs.
She is survived by her husband, John of Huntley, her son, Michael (Christina) Mix of Berwyn, her daughters, Colleen (Sergio) De Luca of Huntley, Mary Pat (Jeff) Wickert of Manahawkin, New Jersey & Cheryl Mix of Huntley, her step-daughters, Jeanette (Dan) Licata of Northbrook and Kathy (Dan) Lund Dean of Saint Paul, Minnesota, her grandchildren, Amina, Zach, Alex, Cono, Gianna, Merissa, Paul, Sean, Madeleine, Harrison & Cooper, her brother, Ronald (Eileen) Scaletta of Oak Brook and her cousin, Carol (John) Krygier of West Chicago. She was preceded in death by her parents and granddaughter, Allison.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 27th from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral & Cremation Service, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley and on Wednesday at St. Mary Catholic Church, 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the Funeral Mass at 10:00 a.m.
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We are so very sorry for Darlene's sudden passing. We are holding dad and all the Mix family close to our hearts during this time.
Sending my prayers to everyone during this hard time. Darlene was very special and I know she will be missed dearly.
Darlene was a very special lady. She was my friend and I will miss her. Our love and prayers to John and her family.
Our thoughts are with all of you today. Darlene was one of a kind. She was always gracious and enjoyable to be around. So sorry we can't be there to say a proper goodbye.