Darrell Carpenter, age 68, passed away while at his home on August 16, 2023. Darrell was born on November 25, 1954 in Madison, WI the son of Thurl and Elizabeth “Betty” (Gehin) Carpenter. He married Carol Burkeland on December 2, 1972.
Darrell worked for many years as a truck driver hauling milk and prior to his retirement driving dump truck. Darrell was an avid sports fan of all Wisconsin sports team. He enjoyed bowling, deer hunting, his Canadian fishing trips and played slow pitch softball in the past.
Darrell is survived by his wife, Carol; 2 daughters, Donna (Larry) Winterland and Kelly (Barry) Diffenderfer; 7 grandchildren, Darby Millard (Wynn), Riley (Tanner) Trace, Austin (Kayla) Diffenderfer, Layne (Maddie) Millard, Bailey Diffenderfer, Addison Winterland and Charleston Winterland; 3 great grandchildren, Olivia, Sophia and Sutter; his mother, Betty Peterson; 4 siblings, Karen Ascher, Kathy (Dennis) Nipple, David (Jeanette) Carpenter and Jeff (Betsy) Peterson; 5 step siblings, 3 brothers-in-law, a mother-in-law and several nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
Darrell was preceded in death by his father, Thurl Carpenter; his step father, Vernus Peterson and his father in law, Myron Burkeland.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to SSM Hospice in Monroe for the care they gave to Darrell.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to the family in Darrell’s memory.
A visitation will be held at the DL Newcomer Funeral Home in Brodhead on Monday, August 21, 2023 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Memorial services will be held at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, East 9th Avenue in Brodhead on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 11:00 AM with a visitation one hour prior at the church from 10:00 AM until the time of services.
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