Viva Lugbill Obituary
With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Viva Lugbill of Estes Park, Colorado, whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Viva left this world on July 22, 2025 at the age of 94, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Viva Lugbill to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Daniel D. Stoltzfus and Martha Frances Barbe Stoltzfus; her husband Ralph; her brothers, Daniel (Rosalie), Robert (Rachel), Frederick (Brenda), William Bryan (Margaret) and Alan Stoltzfus (Pam Carpenter); her sisters-in-law, Brenda of Blountstown and Margaret of Goshen, Indiana.; her children, Ann (Brewster Rhoads) of Cincinnati, Big and Ralph Kent of Boulder; and her grandchildren, Elizabeth Lugbill Rhoads, Caroline Lugbill Rhoads, Alex Lugbill, Brian Lugbill, Anna Lugbill, Kelly Lugbill Clark and Stephanie Lugbill.
She is survived by: her friend Ralph W. Lugbill; her children, Viva, Ron of Boulder, Jon (Gillian) of Richmond, Virginia. and S. Canoe; her granddaughters, Sherry, Lisa, Karen and Glenda; and her great grandchild Emma (Stoltzfus). She is also survived by nieces and nephews and their children and grandchildren, and friends.
Just before Covid struck in 2020, son Ron moved to the Denver-Boulder area.
Reflecting Viva's interests in making this world a better place, including through small, meaningful projects and volunteer efforts, locally and abroad, the family suggests that memorial gifts may be made to: Ralph and Viva Lugbill Multicultural Scholarship Award, Goshen College, Goshen Indiana, providing scholarship funds to students from varied ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds.
