Darlene Elizabeth Murphy was chosen on December 7th, 1969, to Thomas and Edna Murphy. She was raised in the Bay Area California, where she attended Foothills High School up through her junior year, then she moved to Phoenix, Arizona and attended her senior year at Thunderbird High. After she graduated high school, she attended the University of Arizona where she obtained her degree in Psychology with a minor in sign language.
Darlene found the love of her life Darryl Ogule and married him in Kauai, Hawaii on March 22nd, 2013. She loved to travel, enjoyed crafting and fine arts and found pleasure in watching a good movie. For the past 23 years Darlene was an Esthetician at Miraval Resort in Tucson, Arizona. She loved spending time with her friends and family and her doggies. Darlene was a fun loving, caring, trustworthy, loyal person. Darlene was a great listener, very creative and had a huge heart full of compassion and care for others.
On May 22nd, Darlene gained her angel wings. She will be truly missed by many.
Darlene is survived by her husband Darryl Ogule, her mother Edna Murphy of Oro Valley, her stepchildren; Seth Ogule of Tucson, Peregrin “Pippin” Ogule of Tucson, Zane Ogule of Tucson and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.
She is preceded in death by her Grandparents Hardy and Pauline Murphy, Lauren and Iola Peterson and her father Thomas Murphy.
Celebration of Life will be held on June 23rd, 2023, from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Casa
Church 10801 N La Cholla Blvd. Tucson, Arizona in the Cholla Building with a reception to follow.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to Pima county Animal Shelter or the American Cancer Society.