hello, I am the grandson of Lawrence loobey, he married Thelma, they lived in Iowa for a time then to Sturgis , So Dakota. My father was James Loobey. son of Lawrence and thelma. I have uncles, Donald,(deceased) , Larry(lawrence also) still living in Sturgis, Jack,(John) and the adopted boy whom I am named after Joe(Jody)his last name was actually Rodgers. I also have an Aunt Alice, married as Alice Brandon, living in Ohio. I am living in Pennsylvania.They are planning a family reunion in 2008. you may contact me at my email to find out more if you are intersted in the reunion and the family history. Alice is in charge of this years' reunion, and has many names and realtionships if you are interested, hope this helps. take care and God Bless__Joe