Aloysius "Lolo" Hobausz
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Sunapee, NH-Aloysius "Lolo" Hobausz died after a brief final illness at New London Hospital on October 26, 2020, in New London, NH, at the age of 89.
Lolo Hobausz was born on August 7, 1931, in Budapest Hungary. He grew up in the small village of Tarj?n and attended a technical college in Budapest. He left Hungary during the 1956 revolution and eventually made his way to the United States in 1957. After briefly working in Boston, he started a job at Phillips Academy in Andover, MA. There, he and others worked to create an Audio Visual Department that he eventually directed for many years. At Phillips Academy, he met Lillian Spillane, who was also working on the audio visual department project. They married in 1960 and Lolo became a naturalized citizen in 1962. Together they raised their son and daughter in Andover.
After retiring, Lolo and Lillian moved to Sunapee, NH, where Lolo restored and added on to the old post office, creating a spacious home. There, he continued the "maker" sorcery he was known for during his working life by fixing engines and appliances, repurposing materials from the transfer station, building fine furniture, growing Hungarian peppers, and baking bread for his family to enjoy.
Lolo is predeceased by his parents, Alajos and Ter?zia, and his sister, M?ria N?meth, of Tarj?n, Hungary. Surviving family members include his wife of 60 years, Lillian; son Laszlo of Manchester, NH, and his wife Loraine and grandchildren Emily and Mallory; daughter Melinda of Littleton, MA, and her husband Sean Slattery and grandchildren Natalia Slattery of Brighton, MA, and Tegan Slattery of Washington, D.C. Surviving relatives in Hungary include his niece, M?ria Moln?r and her husband Tibor, along with their children Johanna, D?vid, and Anna.
Due to the Covid pandemic, funeral services are private. In an abundance of caution, a celebration of life will be held in the coming year. In lieu of flowers, donations in his honor may be made to the Joslin Diabetes Center, https://giving.joslin.org/site/Donation2?idb=1583683151&df_id=3500&mfc_pref=T&3500.donation=form1&idb=1046334867&NONCE_TOKEN=3DD256F3F606757B34B36011B93EAB5D&3500_donation=form1