Darlene Becker Asmussen of Tifton passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at Legacy Village in Tifton. A private family graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Asmussen. The family will receive friends on Friday, July 24, 2026, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Mrs. Asmussen will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens.
Born December 18, 1934, in Grant County, North Dakota, Mrs. Asmussen was the daughter of the late Earl Ezra Becker and Pauline Link Becker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Bobby Becker, Albert Becker, Marvin Becker and Delbert Becker; one sister, Eldene Allison; and one daughter-in-law, Angela Asmussen. Before retiring, she was the District Manager of The Vogue. When she retired, she loved being a homemaker and taking care of her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed baking and gardening; and she was a member of Tifton’s First Presbyterian Church.
Ms. Asmussen is survived by her husband, Loris Elden Asmussen of Tifton; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Loris Carl Asmussen of Okeechobee, Florida and Lon and Bridgette Asmussen of Enigma; one daughter, Julie Anne Asmussen of Tifton; four brothers, Melvin Becker of Bismarck, North Dakota, John Becker and Larry Becker, both of Garden City, Kansas, and Ervin Becker of Beatrice, Nebraska; two sisters, Evelyn Stelter of New Leipzig, North Dakota and Rosemary Mehrer of Garden City, Kansas; four grandchildren, Matthew Chase Asmussen, Savannah Kylie Asmussen, Emily Raye Higgs and Joseph Logan Asmussen; and two great-grandchildren, Laekyn Michele Rhodes and Bentley Logan Asmussen.
The family is thankful for the loving care that Mrs. Asmussen received at Legacy Village in Tifton.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Eternal Faith Hospice, 126 Access Road, Chula, GA 31733; or First Presbyterian Church, P. O. Box 304, Tifton, GA 31793.