Joseph Droskin

Joseph Barry Droskin, age 74, went home with the Lord on Monday, January 27, 2020 in Grand Junction, Colorado. Joe was born on December 6, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York to Morris Droskin and Violet Adamson Droskin. He attended McCook Senior High School in McCook Nebraska and was a graduate of The University of Nebraska, Kearney earning his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration while also serving in the Army National Guard.

Joe was united in holy matrimony to Cheryl Lynn Peterson in 1965.  Joe and Cheryl were devoted companions and were blessed with three children. Joe was a loan officer and account manager in the banking industry for 30 years. He was an active member of Vineyard Community Church in Grand Junction.  He truly loved his family and all the time he spent with each and every family member. He cherished his grandchildren and couldn’t have been more proud to be their Grandpa. His God given talent was working with his hands. He was a great artist and especially loved working on projects with his sister Beth. His most recent passion was making custom bows and arrows and would create beautiful knives with hand crafted wood handles. He loved gardening, painting cars and murals, drawing, and making costumes. Joe loved fishing with his wife Cheryl and hunting pheasant alongside his son Brad and his cherished springer spaniels. He was a dedicated Denver Nuggets and Bronco fan, never missing a game.

Joe’s compassion for others, generosity, kindness, and sense of humor caused him to be loved by many. He dedicated his entire life to helping take care of the people who needed him the most. Even when leukemia and chemo robbed him of most of his strength, he bravely stood tall, helping others to the very end. Now it’s Joe’s turn to be rescued and saved, and Christ the Lord and Savior has finally healed him.

His life will forever be remembered in the lives of his wife Cheryl Droskin, his two living children Craig(JoAnn) Droskin DDS, and Milinda(Garrett) Taylor, and his sister Beth Elliott. Joe’s grandchildren Holly, Ridge, Caelyn, Destin, Kamden, Dakota, Garret, and Abigail will miss him dearly.

Joe was preceded in death by his beloved son, Brad Joseph Droskin; parents, Morris and Violet Droskin; parent in-laws, Alden and Mildred Peterson, and nephew T.A. Bauer.

A Memorial service will take place February 15, 2020, at 11 AM. It will be held at Vineyard Community Church, 2711 Unaweep Ave. Grand Junction, CO.  A celebration of his life will follow directly after the service also at the church.

If you would like to make a memorial contribution in Joseph’s name, we ask you to donate to :  American Cancer Society

For easy online donation go to:  cancer.org, or mail to:  American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478 Oklahoma City, OK 73123

Services have been entrusted to Browns Cremation and Funeral Service.