Johnnie Colombo dies at 97
–Johnnie Colombo passed away peacefully on April 28 at the age of 97. He was born in Los Olivos, Calif. on March 12, 1919. Johnnie was married to Shirley Hinson on Nov. 12, 1949.
As a longtime resident of Templeton and Atascadero, he was a career farmer and worked for Heilman Bros for several decades & Arnie Klintworth prior to his retirement. Johnnie enjoyed farming, his garden and traveling with his family throughout the Western United States.
Johnnie is survived by his sister, Mary Peterson of Gold River, Calif.; his four sons, Tony Colombo (Debbie) of West Haven, Utah, Jim Colombo (Kim) of Arroyo Grande, Dick Colombo of Templeton and Mike Colombo (Lori) of Northern California; grandson, John Colombo PhD (Cecile) of Salt Lake City, Utah and granddaughter Jennefer Lowe JD (Jonathan) and great granddaughter, Brooklyn Lowe of San Antonio, TX.
Johnnie will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
