Lawrence Rudolf Laubert, 84, of Waco, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2015, at the St. Catherine Center. A Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m., Thursday, August 20, at Oakcrest Funeral Home, with visitation following until 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m., Friday, August 21, at St. Louis Catholic Church, with Father John Guzaldo as the celebrant. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery.

Parents: the late Peter and Josephine (Niekamp) Laubert

Education: attended St. Martin Catholic School in Tours

Married: Gail Nan Lord
Date Married: September 7, 1957, in Dallas

Military Service: U.S. Navy
Served Where: on the U.S.S. Romulus from 1952 to 1956

Employed By: General Tire & Rubber Co in 1956, retiring in 1986 after 30 years of service
Work History: Waco ISD for 12 years retiring in 2000

Interests: loved putting together jigsaw puzzles

Church Affiliation: founding member of St. Louis Catholic Church in 1964

Additional Information: organized monthly food drives for Caritas at St. Louis Catholic Church; delivered lunches for Meals on Wheels

Preceded in death by: his wife, Gail, on November 21, 2005; and three brothers

Survived by: his daughters, Julie Zakhary and husband, Yost, of Woodway, and Laune Steinke and husband, Max, of Waco; sons, Jonathan Laubert and wife, Debbie, of St. Louis, MO, and Matthew Laubert and wife, Lisa, of Dallas; grandchildren, Emily and Lauren Zakhary, of Woodway, Thomas and Matthew Steinke, of Waco, Kristin Hill, of Dallas, Courtney Holdeman and husband, James, of Chicago, IL, and Ashley and Victoria Morrow, of Dallas; great-grandson, Peter Holdeman, of Chicago, IL; brothers, Alvin Laubert and wife, Lillie, and Ervin Laubert and wife, Geraldine, all of West; sisters: Emma Brown, of Hillsboro, Angeline Henkleman, of Waco, Josephine King and husband, Randy, of Dallas, and Irene Laubert, of Waco; many other relatives and friends. T19