John Eugene Yadloski Jr., born 11/08/1937 in Coella Ill. To John and Velma Yadloski. The oldest of three. Died February 13th, 2024. He married Carolyn Patricia Crank in 1957. And lived in Lewisburg Ohio where he served in the National Guard for 5 years. He also worked in a TV and radio shop with his dad, for John Deer Tractor and various other jobs. He worked at NCR in Dayton, Ohio as a lathe operator for over 10 years. John and Patty and their 4 children moved to Rifle, Colorado in 1970.
His first job in Rifle was the Texaco station where Wendy’s now sits. Soon after, he became a tile setter. Also, during that time he helped start Rifle Southern Baptist chapel, now known as New Life Fellowship. In 1981, he, Patty and their son Johnny moved onto the Pima reservation in Sacoton, AZ where they served as missionaries for the Southern Baptist convention for 2 ½ years. Moving back to Colorado he and Patty worked to start Faith Baptist church now known as Faith Journey in Parachute. John always worked in order to serve the smaller churches thus becoming a jack of all trades. He cut and sold firewood, stripped and recycled metals and various other recyclables. He also was the school maintenance man for the Parachute school district. He served on the Parachute town council for 20 years and pro-tend mayor for 4 years. John Worked as a volunteer fireman most of his life in both Ohio and Colorado. John suffered a stroke in 2014 and was forced to retire from the ministry.
Though he had no formal education beyond high school, he received several honors, awards and certificates of completion in multiple Bible studies. His last 9 years were difficult, but he still managed to work his junk, ride his tricycle to the mailbox and back and play cards. He loved hunting, fishing, trapping and frog gigging. He was known for his colorful suspenders and dirty hats.
He is preceded in death by his parents, his sister Beverly and her husband Harold, and brother Tommy and son-in-law Don Millstad.
He is survived by his wife, Patty of 67 years, His children Christine and Albert Harris of Rifle, CO, Vickie Millstad of Trinity, TX, Jackie and Dan Sullivan of New Castle, CO and Johnny and Summer Yadloski III of Gold Canyon, AZ, 7 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren.
A funeral service for John will be held Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Battlement Mesa Firehouse, 124 Stone Quarry Rd., Battlement Mesa, CO 81635. Following the funeral service will be a burial with military honors at 3:30 PM at Battlement Cemetery, Battlement Mesa, CO.
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