LAUGER, William (Bill)

Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff, Arizona, Thursday, November 29, 2012 William (Bill) Lauger, 86, a longtime resident of Flagstaff, who was living in Tucson, Arizona, passed away November 12, 2012 from complications of prostate cancer. He was born in Swedesburg, Iowa on April 23, 1926, the son of Emil and Britta Lauger. Bill attended Iowa State University and was married to Imogene Curry on September 10, 1949. Bill spent his working career as a landscape architect working with the Illinois highway and tollway departments, and the US Forest Service in Arizona. He was active in the Lutheran Church and he and Imogene opened their home to many international college students while living in Flagstaff, Arizona. Bill is survived by his bride of 63 years Imogene; brothers John and Lloyd (Martha) Lauger of Illinois; daughter Milenda (Steve) Powers; sons Ross (Debbie), John (Sharon), Charles (Elaine) and Roy (Kimberly) Lauger; grandchildren Jean Powers, Stephanie Lauger, Amy Lauger, Tyler Lauger, Kayla Lauger and Dylan Lauger, Ruth McIntosh, John Fleming, Kaci Oram, Curtis Ware and Niki Well. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 1601 N. San Francisco St., Flagstaff, AZ 86001. Details will be posted online at http://www.matt-tote.com/Memorial_Service.htm. We invite you to send memories of Bill to memories.of.bill.lauger@gmail.com. We will collect them and post them to http://www.Matt-tote.com/Memories_of_Bill.htm. In lieu of flowers, Bill asked that any donations in his memory go either to the NAU Choral Studies Department or to some charitable cause you feel will help other people. Bill always added this phrase to the end of each table grace. "And make us ever mindful of the needs of others." For the Choral Studies Department, go to https://alumni.nau.edu/giving.aspx and enter fund number 4060 in the "Know Your Fund?" "Key Words" box, or send your donation to NAU Foundation, PO Box 4094, Flagstaff, AZ 86011 and specify fund number 4060 on your check. This obituary was prepared by the Advertising Department (928) 556-2279.
Posted by Sharla on November 27, 2012

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