Louvar, Lillie

Lillie Louvar,96, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, April 29, 2012, at Heritage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 4, at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling St. SW, with burial to follow in Czech National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Brosh Chapel.

Lillie was born Oct. 5, 1915, in Reinbeck, the daughter of Hugo and Helen (DeVries) Horstman. She married Wesley Louvar on June 2, 1931, in Cresco. In 1942, they moved to Cedar Rapids. Lillie worked for many years at Ted's Pharmacy for many years until her retirement. She enjoyed her family and friends, going dancing, listening to music and tending to her garden.

Lillie is survived by her sons, Bob (Millie) Louvar of Cedar Rapids, Gary (Sandy) Louvar of Owasso, Okla., and Allen (Holly) Louvar of Temecula, Calif.; a daughter-in-law, Jean Louvar of Hinckley, Minn.; 12 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

Lillie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a son, Dick Louvar; two brothers, Jack Horstman and Henry Horstman; four sisters, Dorothy Kruger, Elsie Goodbrand, Emma McInroy and Ella Nath; and a special friend, Roy Malatek.

Lillie was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed her friends and family and will be dearly missed by all.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Heritage for the loving care of Lillie.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the donor's choice of charities.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at .

Published in The Gazette May 2, 2012.