Darlene A. Robinson, 74, of Benton Harbor, passed away on April 29, 2018 at her residence surrounded by her family.

Funeral services will be held at 12 p.m. on Thursday, May 3 at Duffield & Pastrick Family Funeral Home in Coloma with visitation beginning one hour prior. Burial will follow in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Sodus. Memorial donations in Darlene's memory may be made to the Humane Society of Southwest Michigan. Those wishing to leave a message or share a memory with the family online may do so by selecting the link on this page.

Darlene was born May 19, 1943 in Benton Harbor to Dale and Cecilia (Mikowski) Smallidge.   She was employed by Paramount Die Cast Company and Hughes Plastics for over 20 years.  Darlene loved playing Sudoku, doing crossword puzzles, shopping and going to the casino. She also liked hanging out in the pole barn, playing with her dogs and being in the pool.

Darlene is survived by her daughter Kimberly Sweet and two sons Todd Sweet and Craig Naumann all of Benton Harbor.  Also surviving are her grandchildren Cecilia (Shawn Johnson) Sweet of Allegan, Nick (Desiree) Sweet and Emily (Alex Needles) Sweet both of Bridgman and two great grandchildren Grace and Avery Needles

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband James Robinson in 2008.