Darlene Agnes Chermok

Darlene Agnes Chermok

Darlene Agnes Chermok, age 85, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, at the Arma Health and Rehab, in Arma, Kan.

She was born on a farm near Prague, Neb. on June 20, 1939, the daughter of Adolph Vachal and Tillie Fencl Vachal. She graduated from Prague High School as the Valedictorian of her class. She met and married Louis Chermok while both were working in Columbus, Neb.,, in 1960. They moved to Lawrence, Kan., where they had five children; Patrick, Michael, Richard, Teresa, and Daniel Chermok.

In 1972, they moved to Fort Scott, where Louis helped set up a manufacturing company called Craft Fabricators, where they manufactured shower doors. From 1993 to 2003, they moved to Virginia to set up another manufacturing plant called Craft Diston. Darlene took the position of office manager there. After their return to Fort Scott in 2003, both Louis and Darlene became active at the Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church, where Darlene was president of the Altar Society for several years.

Survivors include Michael Chermok (Kristen) of Parker, Kan., Teresa Chermok, Fort Scott, Kan., Daniel Chermok (Dalene) of Fruita, Colo.; four grandchildren, Nathan, Jessica, Kalene, Jacob; and four great-grandchildren, Weston, Lilly, Lincoln, Oakley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis, two sons, Patrick and Richard Chermok, and her parents.

Father Yancey Burgess will conduct Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18 at the John F. Kennedy Gymnasium. Burial will follow in the St. Mary’s Cemetery in Fort Scott, Kan. The family will receive friends from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan. Memorials are suggested to the St. Mary’s Building Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.