Darlene Deters-Maslow

Darlene A. Deters-Maslow, age 89 of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at St. Benedict’s Senior Community in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 6 at St. Alexius Catholic Church in West Union with Rev. Mark Botzet officiating. Inurnment will be in the parish cemetery.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church.

Darlene Anne Peckskamp was born July 22, 1936 in Ward Springs, Minnesota to Henry and Clara (Terwey) Peckskamp. She attended grade school in Ward Springs and later moved to Waite Park where she graduated from Cathedral High School. After graduation, Darlene worked at Minnesota National Bank in Sauk Centre. She was united in marriage to Robert “Bob” Deters on May 22, 1956 at St. Alexius Catholic Church in West Union. The couple raised their family on a farm where Bob grew up near West Union. Darlene later worked at Stearns County Social Services until her retirement.

In 1992, Bob passed away and years later, Darlene met Vernon “Vern” Maslow and was united in marriage on August 28, 1999. They enjoyed traveling and spending winters in Texas together. Darlene loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. They were truly important to her as well as her faith. She also enjoyed crossword puzzles, researching family history by traveling to places and on the internet, and recorded what she had learned.

Survivors include her husband, Vern Maslow of St. Cloud; children, Brenda (Marty) Sunderman of Sauk Centre, Joseph (Judy) Deters of Sauk Centre, David Deters of Sauk Centre, and Julie (Don) Brown of Alberta, Alabama; step-son, Michael Maslow of Stanchfield; ten grandchildren, Jeremy, Jessie, Jenna, Trisha, Lisa, Ben, Kurt, Joey, Andrea, and Casey; 22 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; and sister, Judy Groth of St. Cloud.

Darlene was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Deters on August 12, 1992; parents; and brothers, Jerry and David Peckskamp.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Holy Family School in Sauk Centre.