John Collinson
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John was born on June 21, 1946, the eldest child of John H. and Lillian M. (Chalupsky) Collinson. He attended Atlantic High School and Omaha Art Institute and served two tours of duty in the Viet Nam war. John was a type setter for Tama News Herald and worked at Tama Papermill before moving to Ontario to own/operate Mylie’s, a fishing /hunting resort on Lake of the Woods. John returned to the states in 1991 to work as an over-the-road truck driver until his retirement. John married Dana McFate in 1971; they later divorced. He married Lynn Rochen in 2007; she preceded him in death in 2015. John is survived by siblings Joan Campbell, Jane (Matthew) McNeely, Jean (Larry) Jesse, Jim Collinson, Janet (Richard Carroll) Collinson, and Joel (Patsy) Collinson, 15 nieces and nephews and many great nieces and nephews. Following a private service, the ashes of John and his wife Lynn, will be laid to rest at Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter, Iowa.
Condolences
Veronica
I wanted to express my heartfelt condolences to all of the family. For right now, there's no detour around grief, no shortcut through mourning. However, 2 Cor.4:7 says that God can give us, "... power beyond what is normal ", to go from one day to the next. This does not mean that we no longer cry, or that we forget. It means we recover. We recover because of our hope. Jesus Christ talked about our hope in John 5:28 which says, "...all those in the memorial tomb will hear his voice and come out ". Jesus was referring to the resurrection. That is our amazing hope! The Bible likens our hope to an anchor. Just like an anchor stabilizes a ship, our hope stabilizes us and keeps us from drowning in overwhelming sadness. 2 Cor.1:3 describes our Creator as, "... the God of all comfort ". One way that God comforts us is by moving people who care about us to give us words of encouragement that we need to hear. May the God of comfort be your comfort now, during this time of sorrow. For the Bible's answers to life's big questions please visit JW.org.https://vimeo.com/237368772
Diane Fulks Henderson
I was an AHS classmate of John’s. I’m so sorry for your loss.
Carmine Colizziano
My family and I are saddened to hear of John's passing. Though we were not close later on in life, I have very fond memories of him early on in my life. He was my uncle ( Jim is my father ) and I had spent some time living with John in the mid 90's. He was a complicated man at times, and then very transparent at other times. He will be missed.
Donovan
I miss you old fart...uncle John.
Jean
I miss you big brother.