Bettie Edith Lauber Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Bettie Edith (Sutter) Lauber, 94, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away quietly and peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Sunday, January 28, 2018 after an extended illness. Until moving to Vineland, Bettie was a life-long Millville resident, where she attended Millville Senior High School and met her sweetheart and husband of 64 years, Lyndon "Lindy" Lauber, and raised two loving daughters. She was a very talented secretary and started work at an early age. During a career of over 42 years, she worked at Kerr Glass and Kane Steel before finding a home at Cumberland County College and there she flourished, starting out as secretary to the Dean of Instruction and then becoming Executive Secretary to the President of the College, where she worked happily and successfully for 15 years until retiring in 1986. After retirement, she especially enjoyed shopping and spending time with her daughters and her many friends, and cooking and caring for her loving and growing family, treating everyone to big Sunday family dinners every week. She was deeply devoted to her church and to her faith, and joined her daughter Susanne almost every Sunday in Ocean City for church for many years. She was truly a wonderful, caring wife and mother. One of the greatest joys of her life was when her two grandchildren were born, and their Mom-Mom cherished the moments spent with them, first joyfully baby-sitting, then traveling to softball games and high school events, then high school and college graduations and all the wonderful family times after. She lived a wonderfully long, deeply joyful, blessed and happy life, of which desserts, especially ice cream and milkshakes, were a very big part! Bettie was predeceased by her beloved husband, Lindy Lauber; and by her parents, Paul and Helen Sutter. She is survived by her two loving daughters, Susanne Lynn Lauber, Esq. and her partner Steven W. Kujawski, Esq., of NJ; and Alayne Lauber Conner of Millville. She is also survived by her two beloved grandchildren, Julian Conner and his wife, Tessa McKenna Conner of Philadelphia, PA, and Robert Lyndon Conner and his fiancé, Morgan Whitaker of Millville. Her grandchildren were two of the great joys and lights of her life and they will sadly miss their Mom-Mom. And she will be greatly missed by her sweet and special friend and neighbor, Leo Hogan and her special angel caregiver, Lucy Perez. A funeral Eucharist will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Friday, February 16, 2018 in the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 30th and Bay Ave., Ocean City, where family and friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Interment will be at the Head of the River Cemetery, Estell Manor. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Journey Hospice, located at 712 Washington Ave., Suite 201, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey 08234, and their wonderful team of caregivers who cared for Bettie so lovingly throughout the last few months of her life. Christy Funeral Home in Millville will attend the family. Written tributes: christyfuneralservice.com.

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Bettie Edith Lauber

January 12, 1924 - January 28, 2018