Ivan Lee Lovell of Independence, MO passed away Monday March 7, 2022, he was 77 years of age. Ivan was born on November 26, 1944, in Kansas City, MO, the son of Arthur Ivan and Wilmuth Lorene (Williams) Lovell. Ivan attended and graduated from East High School, where he met his best friend and love of his life Judith. The pair were married March 13, 1963, in Independence, MO. Ivan is survived by his children, Aaron Lovell, Nikki (Lovell) Rutland and her husband Marty Rutland; grandchildren, Ivan Ryan Lovell, Hayden Lee Lovell, Jada NicoleAnn Rutland, and Jacob Clifford Rutland. He is preceded in death by his wife of 56 plus years, Judith Kathleen Lovell; and his parents Arthur Lovell and Wilmuth Lovell.