Joe John Lovinger of West Hills, Los Angeles County, California was born on November 25, 1928 in Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota United States to Louis Henry Lovinger and Ruth (Priest) Lovinger. He had a sister Jeanette Dresser. He married Florence Lillian (Haley) Duggar on December 11, 1949 in Los Angeles County, California and they later divorced in 1969. Joe Lovinger died at age 80 years old on June 19, 2009.