Obit for LOOS, Roy Robert (b.1927 d.2004), Murray Co., MN

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1927 - Roy Robert "Bob" Loos - 2004 



Roy Robert Loos was born July 24, 1927, to John and Elizabeth (Huck) Loos 

in Martin County, Minnesota. He attended school in Sherburn. On March 27, 

1945, he entered the United States Navy serving until his honorable 

discharge on July 10, 1946. On June 22, 1948, he was united in marriage to 

Janet Drager in Sherburn, Minnesota. After their marriage they lived in 

Sherburn from 1948 until 1961, where Bob operated the Loos Farm Store. 

They later moved to Estherville, Iowa where Bob was employed at Golden Sun 

Feeds. They then moved to Slayton, Minnesota. Janet died on January 2, 

1975. Bob later moved back to Estherville, Iowa in 1981. In 2001, he moved 

to Albert Lea, Minnesota. Bob was a former member of Immanuel Lutheran 

Church in Estherville, Iowa. He was a member of the Sherburn Veterans of 

Foreign Wars Post #8261 of Sherburn where at one time he served on its 

Honor Guard. He was a former member of the Sherburn Fire Department and 

played on the Sherburn Foxes Baseball team. He was a member of the Oak 

Grove Rod and Gun Club in Albert Lea and the NRA. He greatly enjoyed 

fishing, hunting, golfing, playing cards and dice, bowling and playing 

billiards. Bob was an avid Minnesota Gopher fan. Roy passed away on 

Thursday, September 23, 2004 at the Albert Lea Medical Center in Albert 

Lea, MN at the age of 77. 



Those who shared his life include his children: Barry Loos and wife Bev, 

Albert Lea, MN; Mark Loos, Springfield, MO, daughter Gayle Cook, Albert 

Lea, MN; five grandchildren: Brian Loos and wife Jennifer, Goodhue, MN; 

Brandi Loos and special friend, Tim Dirkes, Albert Lea, MN; Aaron and 

Alysa Cook, Albert Lea, MN and Alana Loos, Springfield, MO; sister Darlene 

Eisenmenger and husband John, Fairmont, MN; Elizabeth "Betty" Hurlber, 

Glenwood, Springs, CO; father-in-law, Mearl Drager, Welcome, MN and 

sister-in-law Phyllis Arndt, Welcome, MN, nieces, nephews and other 

relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Janet 

Darlene "Drager" Loos; brothers: John, Adam and Jake; sisters: Anne Grew 

and Margaret Schmidt and other relatives. 



A Celebration of Life for Roy Robert "Bob" Loos was held on Monday, 

September 27, 2004, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Sherburn, MN with 

Rev. Steven D. Wilson officiating. Burial in Fairview Memorial Park, 

Fairmont, MN. Kramer Family Funeral Home, Sherburn, in charge of 

arrangements.