Elaine K. Darnell, 74, of Bunker Hill, passed away at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.  She was born on February 16, 1947, in Wabash, to the late Dennie and Ruth (Hunter) Lauer.

Elaine was 1966 graduate of Northfield High School.  She married Earley Darnell on December 2, 1967; he passed away on November 4, 1991.  She worked as a homemaker and attended the baptist church in Bunker Hill.  Elaine loved bowling, coloring and collaging pictures and she loved Elvis.

Elaine is survived by her daughter, Renee (Jeff) Biehl, of Urbana; one sister, Susan Dunn, of Urbana; one brother, Dennie LeMoine (Debi) Lauer, of Logansport; two grandchildren, Wynter Biehl, of Huntington, and Lexus Biehl, of Urbana; three nieces, Ruth Lauer, of Logansport, Nicole Lippens, of Phoenix, Arizona, and Marjori Roller, of Logansport.

Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at McDonald Funeral Homes, 231 Falls Avenue, Wabash, Indiana 46992 with Pastor JP Freeman officiating.  Burial will follow at St. Peters Cemetery in Urbana.

Visitation for family and friends will start at 1:30 p.m. until the time of service, at the funeral home.

Preferred memorials are to the Wabash County Animal Shelter, 810 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, Indiana 46992.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com.

 Wabash County Animal Shelter, Inc. 
810 Manchester Avenue, Wabash IN 46992
 Tel:  1-260-563-3511
 Web:   http://wabashshelter.com