Richard Takeshi Yanaga

Richard Takeshi Yanaga, 63, of Kimball, died Sept. 26, 2014 at Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colo., following a brief illness.

Richard was born Aug. 12, 1951 in Denver, Colo., the son of Tom T. and Doris K. (Matsuno) Yanaga. He was a graduate of Mapleton High School in Denver. He married Jean A. Mueller on Jan. 1, 1993 in Lakewood, Colo.

Richard was a hard worker and held a variety of jobs during his life, including retail sales, landscape design and maintenance, property management and warehouse worker. A highlight of his career was supervising the maintenance staff at the Christ...