John Michael Collier, 78, of Tulsa, passed away Friday, January 5, 2024. He was born in Tulsa to Gilbert and Vera Collier. John was a retired tool maker from Hilti and was a parishioner of St. Pius X Catholic Church. He started working part-time in high school as a delivery driver (distributive education) where he graduated from Tulsa Central, in 1961. He worked for Geo Physical Research Corp as clock shop foreman and then to Hilti. John was a member of Knights of Columbus and was a past officer of Green Country Water Garden Society. He very much enjoyed his Koi pond and vegetable gardening. John is survived by his wife of 49 years, Barbara Collier; his sister, Margaret Wooldridge of Vernon, TX and his stepmother, Jo Collier of Vernon, TX. He was preceded in death by his mother and father and his brother, Randy Collier.
Funeral Mass, 10 a.m., Friday, January 12, 2024
St. Pius X Catholic Church, 1727 S. 75th East Ave., Tulsa, OK
Moore's Eastlawn Chapel 918-622-1155