Martin Herman Laufer, age 98, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016.
He was the son Herman August Carl Laufer and Lydia Louise Sophie Johanna (nee Steinwart) Laufer. He was baptized on February 17, 1918 at St John's Lutheran Church in Woodstock, by his father, Rev. H. A. Laufer. Martin was confirmed March 20, 1932 at St John's Lutheran Church, Lace Township, Darien, Illinois by Rev. H. A. Laufer. He married Mildred Magdelene Bode, January 15, 1942, at Zion Lutheran Church, Hinsdale, Illinois, by Reverends Paul Scherer & H. A. Laufer.
Martin was active in church and community activities all his life. He attended schools in Woodstock and Lace Township, graduating from Hinsdale High School with the Class of 1935.
In his early 20s he was an officer in the 'Q' Zone of Walther League where he met his wife Mildred. They got engaged December 7, 1941 and were married a month later.
Marty worked at Page Engineering, McCook, Illinois, prior to being drafted in late 1942. He was an instructor in the Coast Artillery and served in California and Washington State before joining the occupation forces in Germany to work with P.O.W.s in a transit camp. He was honorably discharged in March, 1946.
He and Mildred moved to Plainfield in 1948, where he bought a small 'Mom & Pop' grocery store downtown which he ran until 1956.
In 1955, Marty left St Peter Lutheran Church in Joliet to chair the organization of Peace Lutheran Church in Plainfield. He chaired the building committee and served as council chairperson and a member of the Board of Elders for years.
Marty also taught an adult class. He later became a District Representative for Aid Association for Lutherans (Currently Thrivent Financial for Lutherans), finally retiring in 1982.
He was an active member of the American Legion and served as Post Commander several times. After their move to Joliet in 1970, he rejoined St. Peter Lutheran Church and served on council and as an elder for many years.
Marty joined Mildred as an election judge in Joliet for several years. He and Mildred also led seminars as Lamplighters and 'SMART' trainers for the Aid Association for Lutherans.
He is survived by his daughter, Kathleen Anne (Michael) Massa; grandsons, Martin M (Renu) Massa, Stevan A (Julie) Massa, and Dustin P Laufer; granddaughters, Jessica A (Aren) Hansen, Kristin M (Michael) Van Duyne; great-grandchildren, Kathleen E, John M, Joseph H, Mia J, Nathan A, and Rose M Massa, Tanya and Anika Bhargava & Kinley Van Duyne, a sister, Lydia Buehrer, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Martin was preceded in death by his parents, his son, Philip Walter Laufer, his brother Paul Laufer and his sisters, Ruth, Charlotte and Esther.
Visitation will be held Sunday from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield.
Funeral services: Monday, August 29, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Rev. Fred Kraemer will officiate.
Interment: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.
Published: The Herald-News. Joliet, IL - August 26, 2016
He was the son Herman August Carl Laufer and Lydia Louise Sophie Johanna (nee Steinwart) Laufer. He was baptized on February 17, 1918 at St John's Lutheran Church in Woodstock, by his father, Rev. H. A. Laufer. Martin was confirmed March 20, 1932 at St John's Lutheran Church, Lace Township, Darien, Illinois by Rev. H. A. Laufer. He married Mildred Magdelene Bode, January 15, 1942, at Zion Lutheran Church, Hinsdale, Illinois, by Reverends Paul Scherer & H. A. Laufer.
Martin was active in church and community activities all his life. He attended schools in Woodstock and Lace Township, graduating from Hinsdale High School with the Class of 1935.
In his early 20s he was an officer in the 'Q' Zone of Walther League where he met his wife Mildred. They got engaged December 7, 1941 and were married a month later.
Marty worked at Page Engineering, McCook, Illinois, prior to being drafted in late 1942. He was an instructor in the Coast Artillery and served in California and Washington State before joining the occupation forces in Germany to work with P.O.W.s in a transit camp. He was honorably discharged in March, 1946.
He and Mildred moved to Plainfield in 1948, where he bought a small 'Mom & Pop' grocery store downtown which he ran until 1956.
In 1955, Marty left St Peter Lutheran Church in Joliet to chair the organization of Peace Lutheran Church in Plainfield. He chaired the building committee and served as council chairperson and a member of the Board of Elders for years.
Marty also taught an adult class. He later became a District Representative for Aid Association for Lutherans (Currently Thrivent Financial for Lutherans), finally retiring in 1982.
He was an active member of the American Legion and served as Post Commander several times. After their move to Joliet in 1970, he rejoined St. Peter Lutheran Church and served on council and as an elder for many years.
Marty joined Mildred as an election judge in Joliet for several years. He and Mildred also led seminars as Lamplighters and 'SMART' trainers for the Aid Association for Lutherans.
He is survived by his daughter, Kathleen Anne (Michael) Massa; grandsons, Martin M (Renu) Massa, Stevan A (Julie) Massa, and Dustin P Laufer; granddaughters, Jessica A (Aren) Hansen, Kristin M (Michael) Van Duyne; great-grandchildren, Kathleen E, John M, Joseph H, Mia J, Nathan A, and Rose M Massa, Tanya and Anika Bhargava & Kinley Van Duyne, a sister, Lydia Buehrer, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Martin was preceded in death by his parents, his son, Philip Walter Laufer, his brother Paul Laufer and his sisters, Ruth, Charlotte and Esther.
Visitation will be held Sunday from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield.
Funeral services: Monday, August 29, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Rev. Fred Kraemer will officiate.
Interment: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.
Published: The Herald-News. Joliet, IL - August 26, 2016
Martin Herman Laufer, age 98, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016.
He was the son Herman August Carl Laufer and Lydia Louise Sophie Johanna (nee Steinwart) Laufer. He was baptized on February 17, 1918 at St John's Lutheran Church in Woodstock, by his father, Rev. H. A. Laufer. Martin was confirmed March 20, 1932 at St John's Lutheran Church, Lace Township, Darien, Illinois by Rev. H. A. Laufer. He married Mildred Magdelene Bode, January 15, 1942, at Zion Lutheran Church, Hinsdale, Illinois, by Reverends Paul Scherer & H. A. Laufer.
Martin was active in church and community activities all his life. He attended schools in Woodstock and Lace Township, graduating from Hinsdale High School with the Class of 1935.
In his early 20s he was an officer in the 'Q' Zone of Walther League where he met his wife Mildred. They got engaged December 7, 1941 and were married a month later.
Marty worked at Page Engineering, McCook, Illinois, prior to being drafted in late 1942. He was an instructor in the Coast Artillery and served in California and Washington State before joining the occupation forces in Germany to work with P.O.W.s in a transit camp. He was honorably discharged in March, 1946.
He and Mildred moved to Plainfield in 1948, where he bought a small 'Mom & Pop' grocery store downtown which he ran until 1956.
In 1955, Marty left St Peter Lutheran Church in Joliet to chair the organization of Peace Lutheran Church in Plainfield. He chaired the building committee and served as council chairperson and a member of the Board of Elders for years.
Marty also taught an adult class. He later became a District Representative for Aid Association for Lutherans (Currently Thrivent Financial for Lutherans), finally retiring in 1982.
He was an active member of the American Legion and served as Post Commander several times. After their move to Joliet in 1970, he rejoined St. Peter Lutheran Church and served on council and as an elder for many years.
Marty joined Mildred as an election judge in Joliet for several years. He and Mildred also led seminars as Lamplighters and 'SMART' trainers for the Aid Association for Lutherans.
He is survived by his daughter, Kathleen Anne (Michael) Massa; grandsons, Martin M (Renu) Massa, Stevan A (Julie) Massa, and Dustin P Laufer; granddaughters, Jessica A (Aren) Hansen, Kristin M (Michael) Van Duyne; great-grandchildren, Kathleen E, John M, Joseph H, Mia J, Nathan A, and Rose M Massa, Tanya and Anika Bhargava & Kinley Van Duyne, a sister, Lydia Buehrer, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Martin was preceded in death by his parents, his son, Philip Walter Laufer, his brother Paul Laufer and his sisters, Ruth, Charlotte and Esther.
Visitation will be held Sunday from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield.
Funeral services: Monday, August 29, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Rev. Fred Kraemer will officiate.
Interment: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.
Published: The Herald-News. Joliet, IL - August 26, 2016
He was the son Herman August Carl Laufer and Lydia Louise Sophie Johanna (nee Steinwart) Laufer. He was baptized on February 17, 1918 at St John's Lutheran Church in Woodstock, by his father, Rev. H. A. Laufer. Martin was confirmed March 20, 1932 at St John's Lutheran Church, Lace Township, Darien, Illinois by Rev. H. A. Laufer. He married Mildred Magdelene Bode, January 15, 1942, at Zion Lutheran Church, Hinsdale, Illinois, by Reverends Paul Scherer & H. A. Laufer.
Martin was active in church and community activities all his life. He attended schools in Woodstock and Lace Township, graduating from Hinsdale High School with the Class of 1935.
In his early 20s he was an officer in the 'Q' Zone of Walther League where he met his wife Mildred. They got engaged December 7, 1941 and were married a month later.
Marty worked at Page Engineering, McCook, Illinois, prior to being drafted in late 1942. He was an instructor in the Coast Artillery and served in California and Washington State before joining the occupation forces in Germany to work with P.O.W.s in a transit camp. He was honorably discharged in March, 1946.
He and Mildred moved to Plainfield in 1948, where he bought a small 'Mom & Pop' grocery store downtown which he ran until 1956.
In 1955, Marty left St Peter Lutheran Church in Joliet to chair the organization of Peace Lutheran Church in Plainfield. He chaired the building committee and served as council chairperson and a member of the Board of Elders for years.
Marty also taught an adult class. He later became a District Representative for Aid Association for Lutherans (Currently Thrivent Financial for Lutherans), finally retiring in 1982.
He was an active member of the American Legion and served as Post Commander several times. After their move to Joliet in 1970, he rejoined St. Peter Lutheran Church and served on council and as an elder for many years.
Marty joined Mildred as an election judge in Joliet for several years. He and Mildred also led seminars as Lamplighters and 'SMART' trainers for the Aid Association for Lutherans.
He is survived by his daughter, Kathleen Anne (Michael) Massa; grandsons, Martin M (Renu) Massa, Stevan A (Julie) Massa, and Dustin P Laufer; granddaughters, Jessica A (Aren) Hansen, Kristin M (Michael) Van Duyne; great-grandchildren, Kathleen E, John M, Joseph H, Mia J, Nathan A, and Rose M Massa, Tanya and Anika Bhargava & Kinley Van Duyne, a sister, Lydia Buehrer, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Martin was preceded in death by his parents, his son, Philip Walter Laufer, his brother Paul Laufer and his sisters, Ruth, Charlotte and Esther.
Visitation will be held Sunday from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield.
Funeral services: Monday, August 29, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Rev. Fred Kraemer will officiate.
Interment: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.
Published: The Herald-News. Joliet, IL - August 26, 2016
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