LOVIK, Howard D. (1927-2003)

LOVIK, WOOD, WINTERTON, RING

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/3/2009 at 15:39:31

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ORCHARD, IOWA - Howard D. Lovik, 76, of rural Orchard, died Monday, October 27, 2003, at the Faith Lutheran Home in Osage, Mitchell county, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, October 30, 2003, at St. John's Lutheran Church south of Osage. Interment will be in the Oakwood Cemetery in Floyd with military graveside services by Orchard American Legion Post 641.

The Champion - Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage is in charge of the arrangements.
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HOWARD D. LOVIK

ORCHARD — Howard D. Lovik, 76, of rural Orchard, died Monday (Oct. 27, 2003) at the Faith Lutheran Home in Osage.

Howard was born to Henry and Anna (Winterton) Lovik on Oct. 1, 1927, at Forest City. He attended rural schools.

He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.

Howard was united in marriage to Belvia Wood Ring on August 7, 1976, at St. John’s Lutheran Church. To this union one son, Brian Henry, was born.

Howard was retired from farming and had worked in the foundry at Oliver in Charles City. He belonged to Orchard American Legion Post 641.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 1921 317th St., south of Osage, with the Rev. Christian F. Gugel officiating. Interment will be in the Oakwood Cemetery in Floyd with military graveside services by Orchard American Legion Post 641.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage. Visitation will continue one hour before services on Thursday at the church.

He is survived by his wife, Belvia, of Orchard; one son, Brian Lovik and his wife, Lexia, of Dawson Springs, Ky.;five stepchildren, Monty Ring and his wife,Twyla, of Greene, Teresa Dorsey and her husband, Pat, of Osage, Greg Ring, of Orchard, Arlys May and her husband, Russ of Kasson, Minn., Bruce Ring and his wife, Rita During, of St. Paul, Minn.; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren; three brothers, Clemons Lovik, of Mitchell, Harley Lovik of Sherrill, and Wayne Lovik of Floyd; two sisters, Ethel Holcomb of Des Moines and Dorothy Harris of Floyd; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.

[Mason City Globe Gazette, Oct. 28, 2003]