Laurie E. Luebbe

Laurie E. Luebbe 62, passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2012 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. She was born June 17, 1950 in Wausau, to Ellie (Clouse) Lanigan and the late Kenneth Lanigan. Laurie attended Wausau High School and married John Luebbe in 1971. They divorced in 1975. Laurie loved shooting pool, bowling, and playing sheephead with her family. She traveled extensively with her sisters and mother. Laurie was a loving mother to her sons, John and Cris and to her daughter-in-law, Micki and especially loved visits from her grandsons, Calvin and Spencer, who were the lights of her life. She listened to the Temptations and other doo-wop artists and she watched Wheel of Fortune everyday with her mother, often solving puzzles with no letters showing. Laurie was a group home administrator and business owner for 20 years in Wausau, and cared for numerous residents for years in her home. She is survived by her beloved son and grandson, John and Calvin Luebbe of Wausau as well as her beloved son, daughter-in-law and grandson, Cris, Micki and Spencer Luebbe of Weston. She is also survived by her loving mother, best-friend and companion Ellie Lanigan of Wausau; as well as her sisters and brothers-in-law, Sally and Dan Grantham of Arivaca, Ariz. and Jenny Lanigan and Jim Skrzypchak of Sayner; her brother, Tom Lanigan of Wausau, along with their children, her nieces and nephews; and her ex-husband and friend, John Luebbe of Austin, Tex. She will also be greatly missed by the residents of Lincoln House who loved her dearly. Laurie was preceded in death by her father, Kenneth in 1986. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 4, 2012 at Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home, 1302 Sixth Street, Wausau. Rev. Gary Schultz of Trinity Lutheran Church in Wausau will officiate. Friends may call Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home. Private burial will be on Monday at Restlawn Memorial Park, Wausau. The family would like to thank the EMTs and paramedics of the Wausau Fire Department as well as the nurses and physicians of Aspirus Wausau Hospital who cared for Laurie in her final days. Online condolences at www.petersonkraemer.com