Darlene M. Brooks Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on May 13, 2026, at the age of 90, Darlene M. Brooks of Forreston, Illinois passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Webster Drake and Hermina Drake; her husband Lester; her brother Duane; and her siblings-in-law, Virginia Drake, Sandra Drake, JoAnn, Bob Conkey and Keith Jacob.
She is survived by: her sons, Joel Lester Brooks of Forreston, Timothy "Tim" Webster Brooks (Erixana) of Madison and Thomas "Tom" James Brooks (Joan) of Forreston; her grandchild Koel Brooks (Maggie); her great grandchildren, Sofie and Robert "Robby" of Bettendorf, Iowa; her grandchild Jorden Sasscer (Ben); her great grandchildren, Allie, Ava and Jack of Forreston; her grandson Duncan Brooks (Tristan); her great grandchildren, Ezekiel, Azaiah and Aria of Louisville Kentucky; her grandchild Araminta Tuttle (Jed); her great grandchildren, Annilee and Cecily of Lafayette, Indiana; her grandson Jacob Brooks of Madison, Indiana.; her siblings, Ethel Osterloo (Norman) and Donald Drake; her siblings-in-law, Mary Ellen Davis (Malcom), Katherine Jacob and Phillip Brooks (Joanne); and her pet Smokey Joe.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Forreston United Methodist Church and the UW–Madison Carbone Cancer Center.
