Lonnie Marie Holvoet – Lukacs, 70 passed away on September 20, 2026 in Oceanside, California peacefully at her home.

Lonnie is preceded in death by Adeline C. (Piechorowski) Holvoet (mother), George O. Holvoet (father) paternal grandparents, Wladyslawa Piechorowski – Andrewjeski, Maurice U. and Marie L. Holvoet. She is survived by her loving husband of 35 years Laszlo Lukacs; siblings, George (Teresa JoJo) Holvoet, South Bend, IN. Gary (Jill Patterson) Holvoet, St. Petersburg, Florida, Christopher S. (Brooklyn) Holvoet, Brooklyn Heights, New York; nephews, Miles Jensen Holvoet, Evan Patterson Holvoet, Jared Ian Jojo Holvoet, Anna Nichole Jojo Holvoet; and Dearest first cousin, Donna Freidline.

Lonnie was a Washington High School graduate class of 1975. She was well known as one of the local leaders in the Civil Rights Movement and the Women’s Liberation Movement (NOW) in South Bend. One of Lonnie’s proudest achievements was being a counselor for the Girl Scouts of Singing Sands and one of the directors at Junior Achievement South Bend, Indiana. She was selected out of many students as the first female engineer at the Bendix Corporation. After graduating from IUSB, obtaining her degree in engineering and completing her six-year commitment to Bendix Corp. Lonnie accepted an engineering position at Hughes Helicopter Long Beach, California.  Then accepting a senior engineering position at Grumman aerospace, Irvine California, retiring in 1993. Lonnie was a very athletic, outgoing, as well as an adventurous lady who loved fashion, (Fashioniesta) animals and life.

Private Family services have taken place at St. Joseph Cemetery. Father Ryan Pietrocarlo, CSC, Pastor of St Adalbert Roman Catholic Church officiating.

Memorial Contributions may be made in honor of Lonnie Marie Holvoet, to the San Diego Humane Society-Oceanside Campus,  2905 San Luis Rey Road, Oceanside, California  92058.

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