Darlene Helen Sparks Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Darlene Helen Sparks of Granada, Minnesota, who passed away at the age of 86, on October 27, 2023. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Chester Peters and Helen Peters (Blythe); her husband Michael Sparks; her parents-in-law, Art and Peg Sparks; her sister Alice Valtinson; her brother-in-law Robert Sparks; and her granddaughter Frances Sparks.

She is survived by: her children, Rusty Sparks (Diane), Candy Becker (Gene), Matt Sparks (Nylene), Steve Sparks (Janet), Doug Sparks (Stephanie) and Ben Sparks (Beth); her grandchildren, Amber Brandt (Mike), Robert Sparks (Julie), Amy Blado (Bill), Brad Becker (Lindsey), Elizabeth Sparks, Tyson Cooley (Lacey), Joseph Sparks (Leah), Brittany Flattery (Cody), Mitchel Sparks, Michelle Tanhoff (Rob), Tim Sparks (Kelsi), Laura Sparks, Matthew Sparks, Daniel Sparks, Brianna Covington (Loften) and Brooke McCarty (Wyatt); her sister Lois Sullivan; and her sister-in-law Mary Sparks. She is also survived by 21 great-grandchildren, many other extended family and friends.

Memorials are preferred to UHD Hospice.