Jo Ellen “Joby” Lauer

Jo Ellen (Joby) Lauer (Lynch) passed away on October 18, 2014. She was predeceased by herhusband Joe Lauer, and is survived by her eight children: Jay (Susan), Bruce (Becky), Linda,Jon (Joan), Lisa (Jerry), Lori (Dean), Amy and Karl. She has twenty-two grandchildren and fivegreat-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother Thomas (Joan) Lynch of Valparaiso.Besides her parents, she was predeceased by another brother Daniel (Sonny) Lynch.Joby was born in South Bend, Indiana to Daniel and Mary Catherine (Kay) Lynch on July4, 1926. Raised in Hammond, she attended Central High School (now Bishop Noll), followed by Ladywood Girls‚Äô School in Indianapolis. She graduated with a degree in journalism from Mary‚Äôs of the Woods (Terre Haute) in 1948.Joby married Joe Lauer on September 14, 1951; in that same year, Joe started The Lauer Insurance Agency. Joby assisted him in running the agency and obtained her insurance license as they raised their children in the Hammond neighborhood of Hessville. She continued to run the agency following Joe‚Äôs death on February 4, 2006 until she retired to occasionally care for her grandchildren. Joby lived her life humbly for her husband, children and grandchildren and used her unique sense of humor and easygoing, positive attitude to help them through difficult times. She was a special type of mother in that all of her children believed themselves to be her favorite. Her endless love was rooted in her religious beliefs; she was a long-time member of St. Catherine of Siena and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Churches in Hammond. Joby will be missed by her family, but never forgotten. She retained her sense of humor and spirit through difficult times of failing health and progressive ailments in her last years. Her soul is reunited with the love of her life, Joe, to once again listen to and relive their song, Nat King Cole‚Äôs ‚ÄúThat Sunday\”. There will be a private family memorial service.