Julia Lea Shoemaker Obituary

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Julia Lea Shoemaker of Loveland, Colorado, born in Woody Creek, Colorado, who passed away on September 23, 2024, at the age of 91, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Julia Lea may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.

She was predeceased by: her parents, James Walther and Manila Walther (Rogers); and her husband Myron Shoemaker. She is survived by: her children, Manila Wise (Steve), Karen Peratt (Derrick McKinnie), Roberta Shoemaker and Dale Shoemaker (Cindy). She is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Dementia Together, dementiatogether.org.