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Eugene L. LoveJoy, age 81, of 74386 335th St, South Haven died Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at the Meeker County Memorial Hospital, Litchfield.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 19, 2007 at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Annandale with Fr. Victor Valencia officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery, Annandale. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at the Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel, Annandale and one hour prior to services at the Church. There will be a prayer service 7 p.m. Sunday.
Eugene Lewis LoveJoy was born January 25, 1926 in Minneapolis to Frank and Mary (Foley) LoveJoy. He married Alma M. Bauer on November 15, 1948 in Minneapolis; they lived in Brooklyn Center prior to moving to South Haven in 1963. Eugene served his Country in the US Navy during WW II and Korean War. He worked as a Steel Fabricator for St. Paul Structural Steel and then Horizon Steel in Mpls retiring in 1988. He was a member of St. Ignatius Church, Maple Lake VFW Post #7664, and Ironworker's Local #535. He enjoyed his family, baseball, farming, gardening, camping, fishing, and hunting.
He is survived by his wife, Alma of South Haven; children, Albert of St. Cloud, Virgil (Penny) of South Haven, Gloria (Jon) Laney of Dassel; sister, Zita Powell; 7 grandchildren, Stephanie & Stacy Huff & Sara Krippner, Scott & Gregory Laney, Lori Ficker & Amber Thompson; and 11 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by daughter in law Mary, brother Edward, and sisters Rosalie and Mary Ellen.
The pallbearers will be Gregory Laney, Joe Krippner, Danny and Kevin Voigt, Robbie Callander, George and Jim Hahn. Dureen Gasser will provide the music for the service and the arrangements were by Dingmann Funeral Care of Annandale.