Lowell E. Colby

My Loving Father, I am going to spend my life missing your soft assuring voice and your strong hand reaching out to me when ever we came together.
You taught your children to put one foot in front of the other during challenging times and to never give up. Your love for is your strength and we will continue to carry that on for you.I see the way you carry yourself in my Son & Grand children. They remind me that you are always with us.
Love Jon

Dad...I miss you more and more. The way you stood your ground, and if a battle seemed the right thing to do, you refused to go down with out a fight. I will honor you every day by following this example...and keep your memory alive to light my way through dark and gloomy times. Our home is dark now, and deafeningly quiet. Alas, we will visit you and Mom often at Ft. Snelling where you lay waiting to hear all we will tell of the life's trials, tribulations and hard won joys. Love, Tim.

Dear Christine, Todd, Nate, Tim, John, and entire Colby Family,
I am deeply sorry and saddened by your loss. The legacy Grandpa left in your memories and impression on your hearts is so very touching, and I am grateful to have known him. He was a very good and generous man. You are all in my thoughts.

Grandpa, you have been a big part of my life and my families. We will miss your love and support you always shown us, but will never be forgotten. I promise to teach Carly & Haley the values you have shown me.

Now, Its normal greed of us to wish you were still here, but we all have to remember that you are were you wanted to be, that is to be with Grandma and Chris. We will be together once again, but until then I love you.

Todd, Anna, Carly and Haley McIntosh

Our dear Todd, We are thinking of you at this sad time knowing how close you were to your Grampa. Much love and sympathy from your friends, Archie and Patty Trott

When we first met you there was a soft voice and gentle smile. That same soft voice and gentle smile was there every time after that. You will be missed by all. I am sure God welcomed you with open arms and is watching over your family. Our prayers are with your family. Mike and Jo Montemurno

On behalf of the staff at Courage Center, please accept our condolences on the loss of Lowell. Our thoughts are with you during this difficult time.

Dear Colby Family,

Words seem inadequate to express the sadness we feel in hearing of the passing of Mr. Colby. At baby Zachary’s baptism it was obvious to us that ‘Grandpa’ is a beloved member of the family. We are honored to have had the opportunity to spend that day of celebration with him. I am eternally grateful to Mr. Colby for welcoming my sister and her children into the family with such loving kindness. I feel that your loss is a loss to all the people who knew him.

May God's Grace strengthen you,
Jessica & Greg Naderi

Grandpa, you are so truly missed! Your kind words and loving smile warmed our hearts more than we can say. Each and every member of our family loved you so much and will miss you greatly. We will treasure our memories with you always.

Much Love and Many Hugs,
Nate, Jen, Jake, Jayden, Jillian, Madison, Nick and Zachary

Chris, our thoughts and prayers are with you. your father was a kind and gentle soul. may your fond memories bring you peace in the days to come. with love ,pat and gabby

To the Colby family. Lowell would write me letters, call me,and ask me to pray Masses for his wife and son. Even when I went to Iraq, he would write to me. We met a couple of times. I will keep him in my prayers and offer a Mass for him. May God bless him and give him eternal happiness.

Oh Grandpa, I will miss you dearly! You are a kind and gentle man with a huge heart and I truly enjoyed spending time with you! I will cherish my memories of you with smiles! Roxanne

I remember Lowell as the security guard here at Toro where I beleive he served for a number of years. You could always count on his friendly smile and warm welcome whenever you encountered him in the building. May God grant you comfort at this time of loss.

My name is Steve Funari and I knew Lowell from the TORO company where he was a security guard. He always had a kind word and a super smile on his face for all to see. Always willing to help or listen to problems of others. I retired in April of 2006 from Toro and Lowell was still apart of the security for Toro. Thru the years we had sat and discussed the worlds problems....he never seemed to be down...even when his beloved wife was having all of her health problems. I will miss Lowell very much and I know....all that knew him will find sadness in his passing. He is with the Lord...God Bless.....My sympathy and condolences to his family.

Grandpa Lowell, you will be missed. Faretheewell we love you more than words can tell.

Always yours,

Ryan, Julie, Sajun, Lowell and Malachi