Laura A Darr Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Laura A. Darr, age 62 of Paw Paw, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on May 25, 2020. She was the daughter of Kenneth and Betty Horton, born on July 30, 1957, in South Haven, MI. She grew up in Bangor, where she met and fell in love with her high school sweetheart, Randy Russell Darr. They were married August 10, 1974. Laura attended Kalamazoo Valley Community College and graduated in 1989 as a licensed practical nurse (LPN) and then obtained her Associate Degree in Applied Science and became a registered nurse. She graduated from the University of Michigan in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in nursing and was a member of the Sigma Theta Tai International Society. She then graduated from Abbott Northwestern Hospital's Enterostomal Therapy (ET) Nursing Education Program in 1995, which certified her in the practice and specialization of a wound, ostomy, and incontinence care. Laura also served as a wound consultant in Van Buren, Cass, and Kalamazoo County for 20 years; her career took a turn into the surgical field for 13 years at Bronson Lakeview Hospital in Paw Paw, Michigan. Her nursing career enriched her life through the development of lifelong friendships. Her final journey in nursing was working at the Veterans Administration in home-based primary care managing the healthcare needs of veterans in their homes. She felt that this served to be the "niche" in her career, as taking care of our country's veterans was the most rewarding thing she has ever done. Surviving is her husband; her daughters, Stacy (Wes) Frisbie of Parchment and Lynn Brink of Kalamazoo; grandchildren, Ethan and Randy Frisbie, and Adriana Brink. Preceding her in death were her parents and a brother, Richard Horton. A graveside service will take place on June 1, 2020, at 12 PM in Arlington Hill Cemetery with Pastor Ben Bowater Officiating. A celebration of life will take place at a later date. In place of flowers, please make memorial contributions to the Red Arrow Ministries in Paw Paw, MI. Arrangements entrusted to the Bangor Chapel of D.L. Miller Funeral Home, www.dlmillerfuneralhome.com

Laura A Darr

July 30, 1957 - May 25, 2020