Norman George Laumeyer

Sorrells Funeral Home and Crematory of Enterprise

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Date: Aug 09 2013 12:08 PM

Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory

4550 Boll Weevil Circle

Enterprise, Alabama 36330

(334) 347-9598

 

            Lieutenant Colonel Norman George Laumeyer, US Army (Retired), 84, of Enterprise, AL died on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at Medical Center Enterprise with his wife, Barbara, at his bedside.

            A funeral mass will be conducted on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at 10 o’clock at St. John Catholic Church in Enterprise, AL with Father Gregory Okorobia officiating.  Burial with full military honors will follow in Meadowlawn Cemetery.  The viewing will be held the evening before from 5 until 7 o’clock at Sorrells Funeral Home and Crematory in Enterprise, AL with a Rosary being said at 6:30.

            In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Army Aviation Museum Foundation, 617 Andrews Ave., Ft. Rucker, AL 36362, where he served as a tour guide for many years, and to the St. John Catholic Church Building Fund, 123 Heath St., Enterprise, AL 36330.

            Lt. Col. Laumeyer was born to Henry B. and Barbara C. Laumeyer on July 18, 1929 in Long Prairie, MN.  He graduated from Omaha University in Omaha, NE with a bachelor’s degree in education in 1962, then from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA with a master’s degree in systems management in 1969.  He enlisted in the Minnesota National Guard in 1946, in the Air Force in 1947, and in the Army in 1951 to attend Infantry Officer Candidate School.  Following graduation and commissioning, he completed airborne and Ranger school.  He graduated from flight school in 1955, and served two combat tours in Vietnam in the 1960’s.  While serving the military, he earned many awards including the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, and 16 Air Medals.  While in the military, he served in Japan, Iceland, Germany, and numerous installations in the United States including Fort Lewis WA, where he and Barbara met in 1955.  He retired in 1970 with 23 years or service as a Master Army Aviator with 3400 hours.  Upon military retirement, Norman Laumeyer worked in Civil Service as a training specialist from 1972 until 1994 at Fort Rucker where he earned a Superior Civilian Service Award.

The Laumeyers lived in Daleville for 40 years, and he provided volunteer service to his community where he was president of the Daleville School Board.  He was a charter member of AAAA and was president of the Fort Rucker chapter of AUSA in 1992.

            He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Barbara B. Laumeyer and five children, Carol (Bruce) Buckler of Lutz, FL, Mary Clay of Midway, GA, John P. (Vita) Laumeyer of Cooper City, FL, Dianne (Darryl) McDonald of Riverview, FL, and Linda (Scott) Benninghoff of Tampa, FL.  They also had seven grandchildren (Michele, John, Claire, Victoria, Kathryn, Dalia, and Olivia) and three great-grandchildren (Rachil, Tommy, and Daisy).  His surviving brothers and sister and Mr. Walter Laumeyer of Cape Coral, FL, Mrs. Rita Ascher of Brooklyn Center, MN, Mr. James Laumeyer of Rice, MN, and Philip Laumeyer of Watertown, SD.  He is predeceased in death by parents Henry B. and Barbara C. Laumeyer and brother Leo Laumeyer.

 

Sorrells Funeral Home and Crematory of Enterprise, (334) 347-9598, is in charge of arrangements. To sign a guest register, please visit www.sorrellsfuneralhomes.com.

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