Michael D. Lokteff

Michael Danilovich Lokteff
July 16, 1937 - January 25, 2022
Sacramento, California - Michael Danilovich Lokteff went to his heavenly home on January 25, 2022. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by his wife and four children. Michael is survived by his wife Nadia, of 61-1/2 years, his daughters Deborah, Dena (Lloyd) and Tamara (Dan), and his son Nikolai. He is the grandfather of six, and the great grandfather of one, with another great grandchild on the way. He is the uncle to many nieces and nephews and the adopted father of thousands.
Michael was born on July 16, 1937 in Kulja, China where he lived until 1949, when the family was moved to a refugee camp in the Philippine Islands. In 1951 at the age of 13 his family moved to the United States.
In 1960 Michael married his childhood sweetheart Nadia.
Throughout the 1960s and 70s, he taught Art, English, Russian and Photography at Washington High School in Broderick, and briefly at River City Sr. High School in West Sacramento. He is still remembered by many of his former students as one of the finest teachers they ever had.
In 1980, after a trip to Russia, he was called to work for the Word to Russia Mission. As President of Word to Russia, and a respected leader of Sacramento's Russian-American community, he helped thousands immigrate to and find homes in the U.S. Many knew his voice before they knew his face, from his short-wave broadcasts of Word to Russia's gospel message into the former Soviet Union.
Michael is remembered for his love of people, his compassion, his smile, his generous heart, and his devotion to the Lord. He loved music and always had a song in his heart and on his lips.
Michael was an example of what a person can accomplish if he is resolved to be completely obedient to God.
Funeral Services on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at East Lawn Memorial Park Chapel, 43rd Street & Folsom Blvd., Sacramento, CA. Interment immediately following services at East Lawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to WORD TO RUSSIA, P.O. Box 1521, West Sacramento, CA 95691.