Individual Details

Gilbert John Lovro Jr.

(13 Apr 1931 - 24 Oct 1982)

Confirmed at Singsaas Church. Graduated 6-2-1949 at Hendricks, MN. He was in the Army during the Korean War and was also in the Army National Guard. He was a farmer at Fergus, MN.
Joann Lovro

Gilbert J. Lovro
Gilbert J. Lovro, 51, Vining, died Sunday, Oct. 24, at his home in Folden Township. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, at Folden Lutheran Church. The Rev. Gerrit Van Hunnik will officiate. Burial will be in the Folden Lutheran Church Cemetery.
He was born April 13, 1931, one of eight children of Gilbert and Agnes (Olson) Lovro, Sr. in Hendricks. He attended rural schools in Hendricks, then worked with his father and was later employed by Northwestern Bill Telephone Co. for 17 years. He married Shirley Salvaag June 11, 1955 in Folden Lutheran Church.
Mr. Lovro had entered the United States Army during the Korean conflict. After the war, he worked as a handyman in Almora. He later re-entered the Army and served one year in Massachusetts and two years in Germany before returning to Folden Township. He also served as a church deacon.
Surviving are his wife; his father in Stacy; three daughters, Mrs. Jeff (Wendy) Grabow, Mrs. Craig (Dawn) Cordes and Jill Lovro, all of Vining; four sisters, Mrs. William (Gloria) Kapinos, Mora, Mrs. Leonard (Ruby) Christopherson, St. Paul, Joanne Lovro of California, and Mrs. Floyd (LaVonne) Aldrich, Henning; a brother, Eugene, St. Paul; and two grandchildren.
Friends may call Wednesday at Belmont Funeral Home, Henning. Prayer services there will be 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Fergus Falls Daily Journal Oct. 28, 1982

Events

Birth13 Apr 1931at home near Hendricks, MN - Sophie Lovro was the midwife
Marriage11 Jun 1955Shirley Ann Selvaag
Death24 Oct 1982heart attack - on farm near Vining, MN
Burial28 Oct 1982Folden Lutheran Cemetery, Folden Township, Vining, MN

Families

SpouseShirley Ann Selvaag
ChildJill Denise Lovro
ChildDawn Renae Lovro
ChildWendy Lee Lovro
FatherGilbert E. Lovro (1902 - 1995)
MotherAgnes Amanda Ness Olson (1902 - 1965)
SiblingJoann Katherine Lovro
SiblingRuby Adeline Lovro
SiblingBaby Lovro (1947 - 1947)
SiblingLaVonne Oriette Lovro (1941 - 1996)
SiblingGloria Alvina Lovro (1928 - 1989)
SiblingAdeline Geann Lovro (1926 - 1927)
SiblingEugene Harold Lovro (1929 - 2003)