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Our Father was born on Valentines Day, and passed away on Fathers Day.

John E Kolb was the first born of Joseph Edwin Kolb, and Leah Cochran. He made his Valentines Day entrance to their lives in Ipswich South Dakota, and shortly there-after the family moved to Hysham, Treasure County, Montana. The family stayed there a few years, and then moved to Pasadena in Southern California. John remembered fondly living in California, and riding his bike to the observatory up in the hills, and catching hell from his dad for it. He was about 8 or 9 when he did this with his friends. His father Ed, owned a gas station/repair shop there in Pasadena, but lost it during the depression. They then moved to Grass Valley, where Ed helped manage a friends fruit farm, until the friend lost his farm. Then they moved from Grass Valley California to Redmond Washington. John had very fond memories of growing up in Washington, and the "Swimming Hole" that they used to go to all the time. The kids all developed life long friendships there, (The Davidson Family especially) whom they remain in contact with to this day.
John joined the Army Air Guard in October of 1942, and was initially set to train to fly, but during the training, his airsickness overcame him, so he had to change to airplane mechanic. He served for four years, and then returned home to Hamilton, in Washington state.
John then worked on his father's dairy farm until he was married to Barbara in 1946, and then started doing large construction work with Barbara's father. In doing this construction work, they moved all over the northwest including Idaho and Montana and various locations in California. The family finally settled into the San Joaquin Valley near Sacramento. John worked for various "batch plants" as an operating engineer, then went to Viet Nam during the late 60's and early 70's with Morrison Knudsen, to help build bridges and airstrips that were needed for the war effort there. He returned to the states in 1972 at the end of the war. The family left California while John was in Vietnam, moving to Logan Utah. After he returned they moved from Logan to the Boise Idaho area. John worked for Idaho Concrete and Pipe in Nampa, until he was retirement age, retired, then decided retirement wasn't for him, and went back to work for them till he was 75 years old. He was a very hard worker, and his co-workers all loved him and appreciated him. They actually gave him two retirement parties, one the first time, and another at the second retirement. Dad was an AVID gardener, and raised the most beautiful, heavily producing gardens no matter where he lived. In 1995, John and Barbara and daughter Brenda moved to Clearwater Idaho, where they stayed, and had many friends in the Clearwater area. Both Barbara and Brenda are buried in the Clearwater Cemetery.
John was a very devoted husband, and wonderful father - and a quiet soft-spoken man with a wonderful commitment to his family and friends as well as his God. We are very thankful as his children to have been able to have him in our lives. He was also paramount in the lives of his grandchildren who also live in the Clearwater area, as well as those grandchildren in other states. He loved to play chess with his grandson, and taught him all he knew about chess. Dad will be greatly missed by his children and grandchildren, and all those that knew him.

John was able to spend the last 6 months of his life in the home of his youngest daughter and her husband, where he received wonderful care and a lot of love, surrounded by his family members, who came to visit him.
We know that God will reward him well for a life well lived. Good bye Dad, we love you!

John married Barbara Jean Luther on 27 Oct 1946 in Hamilton, Skagit County, Washington, USA. Barbara (daughter of Daniel J. Luther and Vida Virginia Wilson) was born on 26 Aug 1926 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA; died on 19 May 2008 in Clearwater, Idaho County, Idaho, USA; was buried in Clearwater, Idaho County, Idaho, USA, Clearwater Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: La Crescent, Houston County, Minnesota, USA
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• Occupation: 1920, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA; engineer, railroad

Daniel married Vida Virginia Wilson on 24 Jul 1908. Vida (daughter of Dr. Clarence Edmund Wilson and Etna Elinor Harvey) was born on 2 Oct 1887 in New Hartford Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Dakota Village; died on 13 Oct 1969 in Davis, Yolo County, California, USA; was buried in Davis, Yolo County, California, USA, Davis Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Resided: Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
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• Resided: 7 Jun 1920, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA

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"Winona Daily Republican Herald," 2/28/25 story (pg.1) indicates "Mrs. Daniel Luther...near Denver, Co.

Vida Virginia(Wilson)Luther, was born in Dakota, Winona County Minnesota. The eldest child of her family. Her father was "Doc Wilson" a local horse and buggy Dr. in Dakota and Dresbach Minnesota. Vida attended the Mayo clinic in its early days where she trained as nurse. She married Daniel J Luther of LaCrescent Minnesota in 1908. They had six children, and lived all over the Northwest, and California as Dan worked large construction such as the Oakland Bay Bridge,Owyhee Dam in Oregon, Naval Ship yards in Bremerton, Washington, Hungry Horse Dam in Montana,Hetch-Hetchy Dam in California, Folsom Dam in California, and numerous other construction projects in the Northwest.

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Someplace near Denver, Colorado

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Daniel + Marcia Amelia Barker. Marcia was born in Unknown; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: New Hartford Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Dakota Village; physican and surgeon
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• Graduation: 5 Nov 1896, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Chicago Independent Medical College

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From The History of Winona County Minnesota, compiled by Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, Editor in Chief, Assisted by William Jay Whipple, Reviewer of Manuscripts and a Large Corps of Local Contributors, Illustrated, Volume II, Chicago, H.C. Cooper Jr. and Co., 1913 (Copy in Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul), page 910:

Clarence E. Wilson, M. D., a physician and surgeon of Dakota Village, was born in New Hartford township, this county, November 2!, 1860, son of James G. and Sarah (Brown) Wilson. After receiving his preliminary education in the public schools, he entered the Chicago Independent Medical College from which he graduated in 1896. Since his graduation he has kept abreast of the latest developments in therapeutics and pathology by taking post-graduate courses in 1901, 1902, 1903, 1905 and 1910. After his completion of his course, Dr. Wilson opened an office in Dakota where he has since successfully continued in practice. Aside from attending to his medical practice, Dr. Wilson has been more or less identified with the agricultural interests of the county, and at one time owned a good farm. Dr. Wilson belongs to Pickwick Lodge, No. 110, A. F. and A. M., and to the Modern Woodmen of America, at Dakota. Dr. Wilson was married May 19, 1884, to Edna Harvey, who was born in Winona county, July 15, 1866, daughter of Fletcher and Rachael Harvey. Dr and Mrs. Wilson have six children, five of whom are still living. They are: Sibyl (deceased), Vida, Alice, Claude, Rolland and Sylbia. Vida is now Mrs. Daniel Luther, of La Crescent,.Minn., and has two children. Alice is now Mrs. Earle Smith, of Dakota village, and has three children. Rolland attends the Winona high school.

(Medical):"rhuematism," flu 2 years before death, depression?. Was said to have contracted tetanus.

Clarence married Etna Elinor Harvey on 19 May 1884 in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA. Etna (daughter of Fletcher Clyde Harvey and Mary Virginia McAnally) was born on 15 Jul 1866 in , Winona County, Minnesota, USA; died on 16 Mar 1942 in , Winona County, Minnesota, USA; was buried in Pleasant Hill Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Bush Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Religion:
Methodist