Darlene Paulsen Obituary

Darlene Paulsen

Dec 13, 1941 - Dec 13, 2025

Huron

Darlene died peacefully Saturday, December 13, 2025, the same date of her birth in 1941. Her life was notably characterized by service, caring, and love for others. This love was not only a focus of her family, but also of anyone she met. She had a gift for relating to others.

Her work spanned many years and varied endeavors. As a child, she pretended to be a teacher to her siblings, foretelling her future vocation. Early on, she developed a great love of reading and books. She was an avid learner, achieving excellence throughout her formal education. After graduating from Solon High School, she attended Kent State University on a scholarship, earning a degree in education and later two master's degrees, one in education at Kent State and a second in counseling at Bowling Green State University. She used her skills at all educational levels, from elementary through middle and high school to the college level.

After her long teaching career, she used her human relations and counseling skills as the executive director of her husband's counseling business. Throughout, her paramount quality was to connect with people in a way that made them feel cared about and supported. She achieved an admirable level of happiness and accomplishment throughout her lifetime.

She was married to her husband, Richard, days short of 57 years; was the proud mother of Alisa (Jim Van De Ryt) Paulsen, Cara Paulsen, and Erik (Martty Aleman) Paulsen; and grandmother to Austin, Jacob, Connor, Tyler, and Landen. She is survived by her brother, Dwight Baker; her brother-in-law, Tom Perich; her husband, children, and grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her parents, Stanley and Florence Baker and her younger sister, Diane Perich.

Those moved by Darlene's life are encouraged to memorialize her by taking extra time to do a kind deed for someone in special need of caring and compassion.

Visitation is scheduled from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Foster Funeral Home, 410 Main St., Huron, and from 10 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 19, 2025, at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Gathering Space, 430 Main St., Huron. Funeral Mass will begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 19, 2025, at St. Peter Catholic Church, 430 Main St., Huron, followed by burial at Scott Cemetery in Huron.

Foster Funeral Home & Crematory, Huron, is assisting the family, and online condolences can be made at www.fosterfh.com