Gary Bryce Loshman

Memorial services for Gary B. Loshman, age 85, of Albert Lea, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 11, 2015 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Diane Odermann will officiate. Interment will be in Lunder Lutheran Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Bayview.
Gary died on December 8, 2015 at St. Anthony Care Center in Minneapolis.
Gary Bryce Loshman was born on November 19, 1930 in Waterloo, IA. He later moved to Cedar Falls, IA where he graduated from high school. Gary served in the Navy Seabees Reserves for sixteen years. He attended Iowa State Teacher’s College, where he met his future wife, Marilyn Johnson. They were married on August 8, 1954 at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Gary was a carpenter by trade, having went to school for it and having taught it. After working for a large company he became interested in wood carving. He went on to teach wood carving at a tech school in Cedar Falls. Gary particularly enjoyed carving birds, waterfowl, and Santa Clauses which Marilyn would paint. He was a member of First Lutheran Church and the Elks Lodge. Gary was very involved with his children growing up. He enjoyed traveling with Marilyn. Going on a trip to Norway and seeing where her family came from was a highlight. They also hosted friends they made in Norway when they came to visit. He and Marilyn also went on many cruises together.
Survivors include his wife Marilyn; children Cathy (Terry) Meadows and Bryce (Linda Plum) Loshman; Linda’s children Heather and Liz; brother Dean Loshman, as well as several nieces and a nephew.
Gary was preceded in death by his parents, his sister-in-law Carol Loshman, and his brother-in-law Rodney (Naomi) Johnson.