Obituary of Vincent Arthur Lowenberg

Vincent A. Lowenberg September 15, 1926- July 7, 2014 Vincent A. Lowenberg was born in Donnellson Iowa on September 15, 1926 to Viola (Krehbiel) and Herbert Lowenberg. He had one sister Elaine (Lowenberg) Harper and 83 first cousins…some of them were double first cousins. Vince loved his large family and kept great correspondence throughout the years Vince married Tyra Elisabeth (Lisa) Lindahl on August 26, 1961 at Ekero Church on an island in Stockholm’s archipelago. The church was built in 1106, and it stands close to where the King and Queen live today. They were married 52 years and have 3 children Karin, Robert, and Kirsten, and 6 grandchildren. Our dad grew up in Donnellson, where he sang in the church choir, was on the high school basketball team, and even played the clarinet in a Dixie Land jazz band. After High School dad went to Iowa State University for two years before signing up to serve his country in the Navy during World War ll. After the war, Dad returned to school, and graduated from the University of Michigan. While at Michigan, he sang with the Men’s Glee Club (the oldest in the Nation), and 2 months ago, the men from the current Michigan Men’s Glee Club honored him with a private concert on the lawn in front of his home in Lake Oswego. Approximately 20 years ago, dad declined an Honorary Doctorate to teach in the Department of Economics with the University of Michigan. After graduation, Dad moved to Boston and earned his MBA from Harvard Business School. Vince worked as an Economist and Consultant for a number of companies including Stanford Research Institute (SRI), The United Nations, and USAID. Dad travelled the world for SRI, and his longest assignments allowed him to move his family to Sweden for a year, and to Ethiopia for two years. Eventually, the family moved to a small farm in Lake Oswego, Oregon where mom and dad lived for 40 years together. From that home base, Dad accepted a twelve month assignment with the United Nations in Zambia, and an eighteen month assignment with the US State Department in Cairo, Egypt. Dad was also a long time member of the Bohemian Club in San Francisco which allowed him long time friendships in business and life. He deeply enjoyed the “Grove” in the summers…writing and preforming music and plays with the other members. The Redwoods were always one of his favorite places to be. The farm in Lake Oswego was our dad’s big love. He could spend hours in his amazing garden, pick fruit from the orchard, or tend to the various animals we had on the farm. He spent countless hours teaching his children the value of hard work by example and word, because he knew that hard work builds great character. Our dad loved the adventure of life and had a passion to see the world. In his 87 years he was able to travel to over 137 countries- and the family accompanied him to 41 of them. Of all of Dad’s accomplishments and adventures, none compared to his love for the Lord. He was very involved in the Gideons International, and would take every opportunity to pass out a Bible. Wherever he was traveling to, he would make sure he filled one briefcase with bibles in the language of the country he was going to be in.…even if it was Communist Russia (in the 1980’s) or Communist China. Dad was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend. We will miss him terribly. We are thankful for all the amazing memories and adventures, and we are exceptionally thankful that we will be together again in Eternity. We love you dad! Contributions in Vincent A. Lowenberg's name can be made to any 3 of the following organizations: Gideon's International (gideons.org) Samaritans Purse (samaritanspurse.org) Lake Oswego United Methodist Church Service Information