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Obituary- Smatla, Thomas S.

Rev. Thomas Smatla
A memorial service was held April 22, at the First Presbyterian Church in Grand Junction, CO. Mr. Smatla died Thursday, April 18, 2002. at his home. He had cancer.

He was born May 18, 1915; near Delia, the son of Thomas G. and Marie Smatla.

He graduated from high school in Rossville and later graduated from the University of Dubuque in Iowa and McCormick Seminary in Chicago. IL. The Rev. Smatla served Presbyterian Churches in Farmington and Peoria, IL, Marshall, MO, Bemidji. MN, and Butte. MT, before he joined the First Presbyterian Church in Grand Junction. He retired in 1980. Rev. Smatla had been moderator of Synod in Minnesota and president of the Izaak Walton League of Minnesota. He was a member of the Thunder Mountain Camera Club and the Masonic- Lodge in Butte, MT.

Survivors include his wife of 57 years. Mary Jean Smatla; two sons, Thomas W. Smatla, Brighton. CO, and Paul H. Smatla. Grand Junction, CO; two sisters. Lydia Carl. Prairie Village, and Marie DeVeney, Raytown. MO; four brothers, Ben Smatla. Jacksonville. FL, Henry Smatla, Meriden, Edward Smatla and Bill Smatla. both of Silver Lake; nine grandchildren; and four great-grand-children.

Rev. Smatla was preceded in death by a son, John Smatla.

Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 3940 27 1/2 Road, Grand Junction, CO 81506; or to Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado, P.O. Box 60307, Grand Junction, CO 81056.



Rev. Thomas Smatla
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Memorial services were April 22 at the First Presbyterian Church in Grand Junction for the Rev. Thomas S. Smatla, 86, Grand Junction. He died April 18, 2002, at his home. He had cancer.

Rev. Smatla served Presbyterian Churches in Farmington, III., Peoria, III., Marshall, Mo., Bemidji, Minn., and Butte, Mont., before he joined the First Presbyterian Church in Grand Junction. He retired in 1980.

He was born May 18,1915, near Delia. Kan., the son of Thomas G. and Marie Smatla. He graduated from high school in Rossville, Kan., and later graduated from the University of Dubuque in Iowa and McCormick Seminary in Chicago.

Rev. Smatla had been moderator of Synod in Minnesota and president of the Izaak Walton League of Minnesota. He was a member of the Thunder Mountain Camera Club and the Masonic Lodge in Butte, Mont.

Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Mary Jean Smatla, at home; two sons, Thomas W. Smatla, Brighton, Colo., and Paul H. Smatla, Grand Junction; two sisters, Lydia Carl, Prairie Vil¬lage, Kan., and Marie DeVeney, Raytown, Mo.; four brothers, Ben Smatla, Jacksonville, Fla., Henry Smatla, Meriden, Kan., Edward Smatla and Bill Smatla, both of Silver Lake, Kan.; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Rev. Smatla was preceded in death by a son, John Smatla.

Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 3940 271/2 Road, Grand Junction, CO 81506; or to Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado, P.O. Box 60307, Grand Junction, CO 81056.

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