John Keli’i Ingalls, 64 died on Friday, April 9, 2021 in Colorado Springs Colorado of pancreatic cancer. He died at home surrounded by family. John was an Executive Chef. He obtained his training from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park New York. John lived his life with humor and his love for Jesus Christ. His greatest joys were his Ohana, the mountains, and spending time on the Lake of the Ozarks. He was a Navy Veteran. He will truly be missed and loved forever by all of the people who knew him. 

He is survived by his loving wife, Kathy (Toby) Robinson Ingalls, son John Philip Ingalls, daughter Rachel (Ingalls) Marble, son in law Franklin Marble, and grandsons Patrick and William Marble. He was the fifth child of seven. He is survived and loved by too many to name. He shared the last few days of his life with his sisters Mele Baugh, Helen Mathis, Rebecca Palek, and Renee Strickland; nephews Graham and Collin Parrish; nieces Jessica Mahealani, Carmen Sprague, Wendy Brown, Veronica Ingalls, and Mali Gutierrez, his ex-wife Sarah Marin, and ex-husband-in-law Tony Gutierrez. He is proceeded in death by his mother, Anita Josephine Kekulu Waiopua Kai Sibbett Ingalls, his father Billy Eugene Ingalls, his father in law Ralph Edgar Robinson, and his niece Jessica Rose Palek. 

A hui ho, papa. Until we meet again. Aloha oe. 

Written by Rachel (Ingalls) Marble

The service for John will be on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 3pm at New Hope Community Church in Aurora, CO.