Darlene Jean Smith, age 74, of Exeland, WI, died Sunday, May 4, 2025 in Barron, WI. She was born on October 29, 1950 in Neenah, WI to Herbert and Ruth (Dumbleton) Dombrowski. Darlene graduated from Neenah High School in 1968. She worked as a waitress in a restaurant, a secretary for a Door Company, drove school bus, and also worked as a secretary for Serve-Pro which was a Fire and Water restoration company. Darlene was married to Jerome Burkot in 1983 and he preceded her in death in 2016. She was married to Jeffrey Smith on August 11, 2018.

She is survived by her husband, Jeffrey Smith; a son, Charles Patrick (Angie) Waters; a stepson, Jeffrey (Brianna) Smith; 2 step grandchildren, Lillian and Zelda; a sister, Sandra Chady; 5 brothers, Harold (Vivian) Schmidt, Glen Dombrowski, Daniel (Sherry) Dombrowski, Herbert Dombrowski and Douglas Dombrowski; many nieces and nephews.

A celebration of her life will be held at 11AM Saturday, May 10, 2025 at the New Hope Apostolic Church in Ladysmith, WI. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the funeral service at the church. Family and friends are invited to a luncheon following the service.

Last Update: May 05, 2025 1:32 pm CDT