Darrell Eugene Ward, 88, the son of Frank and Edith (Siebenneicher) Ward, was born on June 3, 1933, in Deshler. He died June 16, 2021, at Parkview Haven Nursing Home at Deshler.

Darrell started school in Ruskin and continued at a country school near Oak, through the eighth grade. He was baptized in 1952 at Davenport and was a member of the Nelson Community United Church of Christ.

He married Marjorie Hineline on June 7, 1953, at Davenport. This union was blessed with four children. He was drafted into the United States Army on July 26, 1954, as a heavy weapons infantryman and was discha...