Vivian Mckinley

Vivian McKinley, of Greeley, passed away on Friday March 22, 2019, at the age of 72. Vivian was born in February 1947 in Lima, OH to Blair and Helen Karges. Vivian and family moved to Aurora, Colorado in the 1951. She graduated from Valley High in Platteville in 1965.

If you ever met Vivian, you knew someone who is kind and who loved her friends. She was someone who got excited about travelling to different places, having lived in Hawaii for a time, and taking road-trips to Ohio and the Southwest, and visiting her boys in WA and NE. Vivian's children and grandchildren had a central part of her heart. She enjoyed telling stories about them and spending time with them.

Vivian was always making latch hook rugs, cookies, and batches of lasagna for friends and family. She also generously supported several charities.
Vivian's faith was at the core of who she was. Her hope in Christ helped her through challenging times, including being a 10-year cancer survivor. She loved singing in the church choir. We are so happy that she gets to sing in one again.

She was loved and will be missed by many, especially by her father Blair (and Pam) Karges, brother Deane (and Patt) Karges, husband Marv McKinley, two sons: Greg (and Tara) McKinley, Josh (and Sarah) McKinley and her six grandchildren: Scion, David, Grace, Josiah, Judah, and Jedidiah. Vivian was met in heaven by her mom, Helen and grandson Colum.

Memorial services will be held for friends and family on Saturday April 13th, 1:00 pm at Morning Star Community Church in Red Feather Lakes, CO. In lieu of flowers, please consider giving to one of Vivian's favorite charities.

Young Life (Norfolk Area): https://giving.younglife.org/norfolk
Journey Christian Church: http://www.journeychristian.org/
Samaritan's Purse: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/
Angel Tree Prison Fellowship: https://www.prisonfellowship.org/about/angel-tree/
Morning Star Community Church:23628 W County Rd 74E, Red Feather Lakes, CO, 80545