Richard Joseph Pobirk
Obituaries
Daily Sentinel page 4D - November 8, 2020
Richard was born in Crested
Butte, Colorado, on November
24, 1932, to John and Anna
(Rozman) Pobirk. He moved to
Paonia as a boy and graduated
from high school there. After
serving in the U.S. Air Force,
Richard lived in the Denver area
where he worked in electronics.
While in Denver he met Janet Karmazin. They were married on
June 20, 1970, and moved to Grand Junction the following year. In
January 1972, they bought a peach orchard on East Orchard Mesa
where they raised fruit for over 45 years.
He and Janet were the proud parents of two sons, Frank and Brian.
In 1995 Richard put his faith in Jesus Christ as his personal
Savior. Since that time Richard has been faithful in telling others
how they, too, can have eternal life. He often quoted the words of
Christ found in John 14:6 “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no
man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” Richard loved spending
time reading God’s word and studying it. He ministered at the Mesa
County Jail since 2005 until he could not go in due to covid.
Richard was promoted into heaven on November 2, 2020.
He is survived by wife, Janet; sons, Frank and Brian; daughter-in-law, Lillian, and grandchildren, Andrew, Mandy, and Jake. He is
also survived by sister, Evelyn, and sisters-in-law, Kathy and Mary.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and brothers, Herman,
Don, Robert, and John.
Services will be Tuesday, November 10, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. at
Pear Park Baptist Church, 3102 E Road.
