PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Robert Lee Lukefahr, 70, of Oceanside, Calif., died Feb. 26, 2004, at the San Diego Hospice.

Lukefahr was born June 10, 1933, in Perryville, son of Ruben and Anna Lukefahr. He married Ursula M. Lukefahr.

He was an electrical engineer for Unisys for 28 years. He was a Korean Navy veteran and a member of Eta Kappa Nu Association and Tau Beta Pi Association.

Survivors include his wife; three sons, Howard Lukefahr of Whittier, Calif., Robert Lukefahr Jr., of Woodlands, Texas, and William Lukefahr of Anaheim, Calif.; a brother Dewey Lukefahr of Jackson; two sisters, Betty Yount of Sedgewickville, Mo., and Delma Hoffman of Linn, Mo.; and two grandchildren.

A graveside service was held Thursday at Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery in Perryville, with the Rev. Matthew Marks officiating.