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Leon John Ufers

Posted 2020-11-02 by mhenderson
Published in Today's News Herald on Nov. 1, 2020 -
Lake Havasu City, Arizona -

Leon John Ufers passed away on October 24, 2020 at the age of 85 in
Lake Havasu City, Arizona. He was born in Riga, Latvia on January 11,
1935 to Frederiks Hihalovskis and Zenta Piebalgs.

Leon was a survivor of World War II, having to leave Latvia at an
early age, and running from war fronts in Germany and France. He ended
up in Venezuela, where he lived until coming to the United States in
1959. He met his true love, Evelyn Miranda, and married her April 13,
1961 in Whittier, California. They settled in South El Monte,
California, where they lived and raised a family, for the next 15
years. Leon was a self employed, owner/operator of Leon's Printing in
the City of Industry, California. He moved his family to Hacienda
Heights, California, where they lived until he retired to Lake Havasu
City in 2004. Leon was an expert table tennis player, he loved to
dance, sing karaoke, and play the piano. He belonged to the senior
center and enjoyed entertaining.

Leon is preceded in death by his mother and step-father; Zenta and
Gunter Ufers, father: Frederiks Hihalovskis and his brother Edgar
Ufers.

He is survived by his loving wife; Evelyn Ufers, sons; Gregory (Shawn)
Ufers and John Ufers, grandchildren; Gregory T. Ufers, Jonathan
(Katie) Ufers, Ashley (Brett) Marble, Jayson (Christina) Sample, and
seven great-grandchildren.

Services were entrusted to the care of Lietz Fraze Funeral Home.
Thoughts and condolences can be sent to the family at www.lietz-
frazefuneralhome.com. To send a free card, go to
www.sendoutcards.com/lietzfraze.




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