Individual Details

Edgar LeRoy Lovro

(15 Oct 1922 - 2 Apr 1990)

Edgar L. Lovro was born Oct. 15, 1922 at Hendricks, MN to Emil and Bertha Lovro. On Sept. 18, 1949, he was united in marriage to Avis Colby at Lake Preston, SD. Edgar was an Army veteran, serving in the European Campaign during WWll from 1942 to 1945. He was awarded the Purple Heart Award.
Mr. Lovro was employed at the Veterans Hospital for 30 years, retiring as supply clerk in 1979. Following his retirement, he worked at SAE Warehouse for 8 years.
Mr. Lovro was a charter member of Hope Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls V.F.W. and Moose Lodge, and the Hartford Legion Post No. 118.
Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Avis; 1 daughter, Mrs. Dwight (Carol) Scott, Canton, SD; 1 son, Craig Lovro, Sioux Falls; 3 sisters, Grace Schaefer, Sioux Falls, Elnora Smedsrud, Volga, SD and Jeanette Carlson, Dallas, TX; 5 grandchildren; 2 aunts, Laura Lovro and Gladys Lovro; 1 uncle, Gilbert Lovro; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and 1 granddaughter.
The family of Edgar L. Lovro thanks you for your support and presence today. An invitation is extended to join them at the church for refreshments and fellowship following the committal service.
funeral folder

Brenda (Smedsrud) Hayne says that Edgar died in McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD.
BJS - Feb 2006

US World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 : list Edgar L. Lovro from Brookings, SD as enlisting in the Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA in Dec 1942 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota as a private. He was single, had a grammer school education, was 66 inches tall and weighed 136 pounds.
BJS - from an internet file on Ancestry. com

Events

Birth15 Oct 1922Hendricks, MN
Marriage19 Sep 1947Lake Preston, SD - Avis Colby
Death2 Apr 1990
Burial5 Apr 1990Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, SD

Families

SpouseAvis Colby (1922 - 1997)
ChildCraig Alden Lovro
ChildCarol Ann Lovro
FatherEmil Benny Lovro (1898 - 1971)
MotherBertha Friestad (1887 - 1967)
SiblingElnora Beatrice Lovro (1924 - 1995)
SiblingJeanette Marie Lovro
SiblingGrace Sophie Lovro