Darlene Graner

1933 - 2025

Darlene Graner

September 24, 1933 - November 29, 2025

MANDAN - Darlene Graner, 92, Mandan, passed away on November 29, 2025, at St. Alexius Health Center in Bismarck. A Mass of Christian will take place on Thursday, December 4, 2025, at 10:30 a.m., at Christ the King Catholic Church, Mandan. Burial will immediately follow the service at Mandan Union Cemetery. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the funeral mass at the church on Thursday.

Darlene was born September 24, 1933, to George E. Schmidt and Agnes (Smith) Schmidt in Mandan N.D. She graduated from Mandan High School in 1951. On December 30, 1952, she married Lawrence J. Graner in Mandan. In 1961, they moved to Napoleon and owned and operated the Super Valu Store until June 1979, when they moved back to Mandan.

Darlene was a homemaker and caregiver to her family. She was known for her cooking and baking, which she generously shared with family and friends. She enjoyed gardening and raising flowers, reading, and spending time with family.

She is survived by her daughter Carol (Whitey) Buchholz, Napoleon; her son Daryl Graner, Mandan; grandchildren Alisha (Choutae Gerhardt) Graner, Mandan, Paul (Melora) Buchholz, Turtle Lake, and Rebecca (Steve) Schmidt, Linton; and her great-grandchildren Adeline and Jessa Schwab, Ripp Gerhardt, Georg and Henri Buchholz, and Kimber, Barrett, and Kadence Schmidt. Darlene was also looking forward to having twin great-grandchildren arriving in March.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Lawrence; her daughter Brenda and son, Duane; her brothers Kenneth and Eugene (Bud) Schmidt and her sisters Bernice Reed and LaVerne Richard.

Memorials may be made to Christ the King Church or the Morton County Public Library.