Lois Darlene Kurian

Lois “Darlene” Kurian passed away peacefully on August 6, 2024, at the age of 80, in Apache Junction, Arizona. Darlene was born on January 20, 1944, in Ishpeming, Michigan.

In 1962, she married the love of her life, Paul G. Kurian, becoming a devoted wife & mother.

Darlene, a homemaker, was proud of her Italian heritage and her love language was food. Memories were made around her kitchen table with family coming together to enjoy homemade spaghetti sauce, pasties, chocolate cherry bars, and holiday pies that she made from scratch. An avid tennis fan, Darlene would get up in the middle of the night to watch the tennis matches of Wimbledon & the U.S. Open. Her enthusiasm for the game, as well as her love for Elvis Presley, was matched only by the love she had for her family and friends.

Darlene was preceded in death by her loving husband, Paul G. Kurian; her mother, Dorothy Gelmi; her father, Emelio Gelmi; and her sister, Geraldine M. Thomson. She is lovingly remembered by her children, Robin Burton, Pamela (Craig) Browning, and Shawn (Kim) Kurian; her siblings, Sherry Salmon and Florian “Butch” Gelmi; and by her five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, who were the light of her life.

A Memorial Mass will be held at St. George’s Catholic Church, 300 E 16th Ave, Apache Junction, AZ 85119 at 10:00 am Wednesday, August 28, 2024, with Rosary at 9:30 am. Darlene will be laid to rest beside her husband, Paul, in the Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Mesa, AZ.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Online Donations – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (stjude.org)

Arrangements by Bunker’s University Chapel, www.bunkerfuneral.com. Should this obituary appear anywhere but bunkerfuneral.com, please check our website for accurate details and service information.