Darlene Clarice Ruby died on February 15, 2017, at the Israel Family Hospice House.

Darlene was born on February 6, 1932, in Lemon, South Dakota, to Earl and Ruby Lambourn. Darlene graduated from high school. Darlene moved to Ames in 1954 and married Robert Ruby on October 12, 1957. The couple spent a year in Spain while Bob was in the Air Force. Darlene loved Spain. They lived in Ames, Clinton, and Marshalltown, Iowa, over the span of their marriage prior to moving back to Ames in 1980s. Darlene worked in Food Service in Ames and Marshalltown and most recently at Iowa State University, retiring in August 1995. She came out of retirement in 2005 to work part-time for Ames Public Schools and Culvers until December 2017.

Darlene was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one brother, and two sisters.

She is survived by her children Kevin (Susan) Ruby of Roland, Iowa, Kurtis (Cindy) Ruby of Rochester, Minnesota, and Carmen (Roger) Vidgal of Spirit Lake, Iowa, one sister Joan Maske of Montrose, Colorado, and several grandchildren and greatgrandchildren: Nicholas (Kristina) Ruby (great-grandchildren Allison and Jacob Ruby); Nicholas Sayre (Tanya Nunn) (great-grandchildren Kali Walker and Virginia Sayre); Christal Sayre; Jason (Shannon) Sayre (great-grandchildren Matthew Johnson, Alan Fisher, Chase Sayre, Stormy Sayre, Paige Castell, MacKenzie Sayre); Andrew (Sarah) Ruby (great-grandchildren Autumn and Anna Ruby); Allison Ruby; Charles Vigdal
(great-grandchild Eden Vigdal); Stephanie Vigdal (great-grandchildren Mya and Marshal Vigdal); Joseph Vigdal (Laura Citron); Emily Loth; Andrew Loth; Laura (Dave) Ness (great-grandchildren Jared, Logan Ness); Trish (Chad) Raap (great-grandchildren Trae, Caden, and Bella).

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