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John Edward Luvender, Jr.

John Edward Luvender, Jr.

Male 1938 - 2000  (62 years)


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  • Name John Edward Luvender  [1] 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 19 Jan 1938  Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 9 Apr 2000  Banning, Riverside, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6275  Branches and Roots
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Father John Edward Luvender,   b. 21 Mar 1918, Moosic, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1970, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Gladys Marie Decourcey,   b. 22 Nov 1917, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 2002, Clarence, Erie, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 8 Jan 1938  Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F899  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Maria 
    Children 
     1. Rafael De Los Santos  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Marisol De Los Santos  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3452  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Family 2 Landa Adele Camilli 
    Marriage 4 Mar 1980  Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorce 21 Jul 1983  Cameron, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Luvender  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Robert Luvender  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Thomas Luvender  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F1941  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

  • Notes 


    • Deceased Name: Banning John Luvender Jr.
      Press-Enterprise, The (Riverside, CA) - April 19, 2000
      Author/Byline: The Press-EnterpriseEdition: DESERT & PASSSection: LOCALPage: B04

      John E. Luvender Jr., 62, died April 9 of cancer at his home in Banning. Memorial services were private.

      Weaver Mortuary in Beaumont handled arrangements.

      Mr. Luvender , who was born in Buffalo, N.Y., lived in Banning five years. Previously he lived in Laguna Niguel four years.

      He began a 30-year career with the Immigration and Naturalization Service as a Border Patrol agent in Chula Vista. Following stints as an immigration inspector in New York and a criminal investigator in Indiana, he became the officer in charge at the detention facility in Port Isabel, Texas. More recently he was special assistant to the associate commissioner of detention and deportation in Washington, D.C., and, later, for the western regional office in Laguna Niguel before he retired in 1994.

      He taught for a time at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Ga.

      Mr. Luvender was a member of the Men's Golf Club at Sun Lakes Country Club. He enjoyed all sports, tai chi and ceramics.

      He is survived by his wife of 17 years, Maria; three sons, John III of Palmer Lake, Colo., Robert of Richmond, Texas, and Thomas of Greenville, N.C.; a stepson, Rafael De Los Santos of Los Angeles; a stepdaughter, Marisol De Los Santos of Aliso Viejo; 11 grandchildren; his mother, Gladys of Clarence, N.Y.; two brothers, William of Clarence and Richard of Warsaw, N.Y.; and two sisters, Gladys Quigley of West Aurora, N.Y., and Gloria of Detroit.
      Deceased Name: Banning John Luvender Jr.
      Press-Enterprise, The (Riverside, CA) - April 19, 2000
      Author/Byline: The Press-EnterpriseEdition: DESERT & PASSSection: LOCALPage: B04

      John E. Luvender Jr., 62, died April 9 of cancer at his home in Banning. Memorial services were private.

      Weaver Mortuary in Beaumont handled arrangements.

      Mr. Luvender , who was born in Buffalo, N.Y., lived in Banning five years. Previously he lived in Laguna Niguel four years.

      He began a 30-year career with the Immigration and Naturalization Service as a Border Patrol agent in Chula Vista. Following stints as an immigration inspector in New York and a criminal investigator in Indiana, he became the officer in charge at the detention facility in Port Isabel, Texas. More recently he was special assistant to the associate commissioner of detention and deportation in Washington, D.C., and, later, for the western regional office in Laguna Niguel before he retired in 1994.

      He taught for a time at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Ga.

      Mr. Luvender was a member of the Men's Golf Club at Sun Lakes Country Club. He enjoyed all sports, tai chi and ceramics.

      He is survived by his wife of 17 years, Maria; three sons, John III of Palmer Lake, Colo., Robert of Richmond, Texas, and Thomas of Greenville, N.C.; a stepson, Rafael De Los Santos of Los Angeles; a stepdaughter, Marisol De Los Santos of Aliso Viejo; 11 grandchildren; his mother, Gladys of Clarence, N.Y.; two brothers, William of Clarence and Richard of Warsaw, N.Y.; and two sisters, Gladys Quigley of West Aurora, N.Y., and Gloria of Detroit.

  • Sources 
    1. [S93] Staff, Buffalo News, The, (Name: Buffalo News, The; Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; Date: 31MAR1999;), Obituary: Luvender, Gladys M. (Decourcey).
      Gladys M. (Decourcey) Luvender Of Clarence and Warsaw, NY, July 1, 2002; Beloved wife of the late John E. Luvender, Sr.; dear mother of Marie (James) Quigley of East Aurora, William Luvender of Spring Hill, Fl, Richard (Beth) Luvender of WWarsaw, NY, Gloria (Leo) Sogoian of Romulus, MI and Patricia Luvender of Texas and the late John E. Luvender, Jr.; a good friend for many years of Thomas J. Broadbent; also survived by nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren; sister of the late Chester (Marion) DeCourcey. No prior visitation. Memorial services private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a church or charity of your choice. Arrangements by ERIE COUNTY CREMATION SERVICE, 824-6435.

      Buffalo News: 2JUL2002.
      HFA: 21FEB2021.