Tony Michael Lauberentered the world on October 2, 1972 the firstborn of Clinton and Romeyn (Brubaker) Lauber at St. John's Hospital in Salina. Tony was a boy who always stood a head above his peers. In his First Communion and early school pictures, the other students all were much shorter in stature. His Loving Father called him home on October 6, 2020. A huge void occupies the space he once filled.
Tony loved the KSU Wildcats and Kansas City Chiefs, but his favorite team was the Colorado Rockies. For many years, the annual family trip was planned for Denver during his time off each summer. As soon as the Rockies schedule came out, he was planning which fireworks game to attend. Another part of this trek included a tour of the Coors Brewery in Golden. The biggest smiles in any of his pictures came from the pictures taken at the beginning of the tour. He always had to purchase a set as souvenirs.
He worked at Great Plains Mfg. for over 20 years and was a very hard worker. Tony was very fond of his supervisor, Loren Miller. The family very much appreciates the support and care that Loren gave to him. He was proud to be employed at Great Plains and each day came home and took his calculator out to see how many parts he averaged that day.
Tony is survived by his parents, Clint and Romeyn Lauber and his beloved sister, Jaime. He is also survived by uncles Randall, Ron, Gary, Abdel, and Ken and aunts, Patricia, Peggy, Pamela, Mary, Marlene and Debbie. He is also survived by seventeen cousins.
Preceding him in death were his grandparents, Mona, Louis and Kenneth, Gilbert and Dorothy as well as his great-grandparents and two cousins, Youssef and Christine.
Tony will be very much missed by many. The family has been overwhelmed by the love people had for our gentle giant. He was kind, honest and what you saw was what you got. He was happy with the way God made him and wanted nothing more. That is a quality that was obvious from the many people he had an impact on.
Tony was very excited about the reconstruction of St. Mary Queen of the Universe, which he called "our church" every time he drove by there. Memorials have been designated toward the renovation project in Tony's memory.
Family visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 27 at Ryan Mortuary, with a vigil/rosary at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, October 28 at St. Mary's Parish Center. Burial will be in All Saints Catholic Cemetery. Masks and social distancing will be required.