Leon Richard Karp
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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D Death Notice - December 1, 2013
Leon R. Karp, 83, Grand Junction, died Nov. 28, 2013, at Mantey
Heights Rehabilitation Center.
A private family service is planned at a later date.
Survivors include his wife, Beverly; two sons, Rodney of Grand
Junction and Stuart of Castle Rock; two daughters, Shawn Bervig
of Colorado Springs and Maura Balbier of Grand Junction; one
sister, Verna Rupp of Palisade; 10 grandchildren; and nine greatgrandchildren
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 4D Obituary - December 5, 2013
Leon Richard Karp died
November 28, 2013.
He was born September 25,
1930, in Fruita, Colorado, to Leo
and Odela Karp. He graduated
from Fruita Union High School
in 1949.
He led Boy Scouts and coached
little league. Despite being
diagnosed with narcolepsy as
a teenager, he successfully provided and cared for his family. He
taught his children and grandchildren lessons of integrity, humility,
unconditional love, loyalty, and a strong work ethic. To his wife
he was a gentle gentleman who had the capacity to love beyond
forever. To his children he was a mountain of strength. His family
was his pride and joy.
Preceded in death by Leo and Odela Karp, and brothers, William
and Thomas. He is survived by his wife, Beverly; two sons, Rodney
of Grand Junction, and Stuart of Castle Rock; two daughters,
Shawn Bervig of Colorado Springs, and Maura Balbier of Grand
Junction; one sister, Verna Rupp of Palisade; ten grandchildren and
nine great-grandchildren. A private interment will be at Memorial
Gardens.
