Darlene Raye Riddle was born to parents Lee and Ada Foley on November 2nd, 1958 in Fort Morgan, Colorado. Darlene passed away on August 12th, 2026. 

     Darlene married Dennis Riddle in Fort Morgan, Colorado, and the two remained together until her passing. Darlene graduated from Brush High School in 1978. She began work at the Sugar Factory in Fort Morgan as a lab technician before spending 12 years as a school cook for Columbine Elementary. 

     Darlene loved gardening, cooking, baking, sewing, crochet, fishing and camping. She loved to listen to classic rock like The Eagles, AC/DC, Bon Jovi along with many others. She was always happy when she was going to watch a local airshow with her sons.

     Darlene is survived by her husband, Dennis Ray Riddle, her mother, Ada Arlene Foley, her sons, Dennis (Victoria) Riddle, Scott Riddle and Matthew Riddle, her sisters, Verna Kay Foley, Norma (Bernadino) Foley-Herrera, and Melissa (Randy) Franklin, her grandchild, Zoey Riddle, her nephews, Tate Franklin and Tevin Franklin, her niece, Erika Johnson, her great-nephews, Jacyob Johnson and Jaxx Johnson, and her great-nieces, Elisa Foley, Sierra Foley, Jayda Johnson, and Jackie Johnson.

     Darlene is preceded in death by her father, Lee Foley and her nephew Erik Foley.