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Thomas Jon Lasbury

Male 1946 - 2004  (58 years)

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  • Name Thomas Jon Lasbury 
    Born 24 Mar 1946  East Chicago, Lake, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Cremated
    FindaGrave ID 20915588 
    Died 28 Aug 2004  Crown Point, Lake, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Thomas J. Lasbury Munster

      Thomas J. Lasbury, 58, of Munster, IN, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2004.

      He is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Sarah; his daughter: Nora (Matt) Hay of Chicago, IL; one brother: Dr. Richard (Betty) Lasbury of Kokomo, IN; sister-in-law: Kaylene Lasbury of Dagsboro, DE, and many nieces, nephews and other relatives. Preceded in death by his brother Dr. Edwin C. Lasbury. Cremation preceded services.

      A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, September 2, 2004, 10:00 a.m. at the Ridge United Methodist Church, 8607 Columbia Ave., Munster, IN. Rev. Steven Conger officiating. Memorial visitation will be held on Wednesday, 4:00 to 8:00p.m. at the Anthony & Dziadowicz Funeral Home, 9445 Calumet Ave. (at 45th St.), Munster, IN.

      Mr. Lasbury was the owner of the Thomas J. Lasbury State Farm Insurance Agency in Dyer, IN for 35 years. Tom was a 1992 graduate of Calumet College with a Bachelor degree in Organizational Management. He was a member and past president of the Munster Lions Club; a member of Garfield Masonic Lodge #569; a former member and past president of the Calumet Toastmasters; and a former member and past president of the Dyer Jaycees. Tom was an active community leader and he was extremely proud of his family.

      In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, National Headquarters, 3300 East Sunrise Drive, Tucson, AZ 85718; the National Neurofibromatosis Foundation (NNFF), 95 Pine Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10005, or to the charity of your choice.

      Published by The Times from Aug. 31 to Sep. 2, 2004.

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      Thomas J. Lasbury, 58, of Munster, IN, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2004. He is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Sarah; his daughter: Nora (Matt) Hay of Chicago, IL; one brother: Dr. Richard (Betty) Lasbury of Kokomo, IN; sister-in-law: Kaylene Lasbury of Dagsboro, DE, and many nieces, nephews and other relatives. Preceded in death by his brother Dr. C. Edwin Lasbury.

      Cremation preceded services. A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, September 2, 2004, 10:00 a.m. at the Ridge United Methodist Church, 8607 Columbia Ave., Munster, IN. Rev. Steven Congur officiating. Memorial visitation will be held on Wednesday, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Anthony & Dziadowicz Funeral Home, 9445 Calumet Ave. (at 45th St.) Munster, IN.

      Mr. Lasbury was the owner of the Thomas J. Lasbury State Farm Insurance Agency in Dyer, IN for 35 years. Tom was a 1992 graduate of Calumet Colege with a Bachelor degree in Organizational Management. He was a member and past president of the Munster Lions Club; a member of Garfield Masonic Lodge #569; a former member and past president of the Calument Toastmasters; and a former member and past president of the Dyer Jaycees. Tom as an active community leader and he was extremely proud of his family. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, National Headquarters, 3300 East Sunrise Drive, Tucson, AZ 85718; the National Neurofibromatosis Foundation (NNFF), 95 Pine Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10005, or to the charity of your choice.

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      CEDAR LAKE -- The heart attack a 58-year-old Munster man suffered when he was driving a small power boat may have triggered his fall into the water and possibly led to his death, a Lake County coroner's spokesman said Monday.

      Thomas J. Lasbury's cause of death has been ruled as natural -- an apparent heart attack he likely suffered prior to his falling into Cedar Lake on Saturday night, Lake County Chief Deputy Coroner Jeff Wells said.

      Wells said Lasbury, who was found by a fellow boater floating in the middle of the lake, never went completely under the surface.

      He was pulled onto a pontoon boat, where CPR was initiated. He was taken to St. Anthony Medical Center in Crown Point, where he later died, Cedar Lake Police Chief Roger Patz said.

      Police were alerted to the incident at 7:16 p.m. Saturday when they received a report that an unoccupied boat came ashore with the motor running and lights on.

      Cedar Lake Emergency Medical Services and the Cedar Lake Fire Department were dispatched to the area and a search of the lake began.

      Officers learned the boat had been rented by Lasbury for a three- to four-hour period. Boat rental personnel told police they were concerned when the boat had not been returned in the allotted time period and had gone out to look for him.

      Patz said the death marks the first on Cedar Lake in approximately seven years.

      Sarah Lasbury, Lasbury's wife of nearly 36 years, said her husband had a history of heart-related health problems, including a couple of previous mild heart attacks.

      She said he also suffered from myotonia congenita, a congenital muscular disorder that affected her husband's movement if he remained stationery for too long.

      Lasbury said her husband, a State Farm insurance agent owner with an office in Dyer, had worked on Saturday and then traveled to Cedar Lake to try a new portable navigational system he had recently purchased.

      "He wanted to play with it. He's not a boater by trade," she said.

      She said her husband, a graduate of Calumet College of St. Joseph and Hammond High School, had followed in his dad's footsteps when it came to running an insurance business.

      "His dad, Edwin Lasbury, was a State Farm agent in Hammond," she said.

      She said she and her husband have one daughter, Nora Hay, of Chicago.

      He was a member of the Ridge United Methodist Church in Munster and a member of a number of organizations including the Munster Lions, Garfield Masonic Lodge No. 569 and the Calumet Toastmasters.

      "He was a good husband and dad. He loved his community, and he enjoyed a lot of different avenues. He liked a lot of different things including history and art. If you knew him, you knew him for his laugh. He was very caring and generous," she said.

      A memorial service for Lasbury will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Ridge United Methodist Church, 8607 Columbia Ave., Munster. Memorial visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Anthony & Dziadowicz Funeral Home, 9445 Calumet Ave., Munster.
    Buried Winchester, Randolph, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Buena Vista Cemetery, Winchester, Randolph, Indiana, USA 
    Thomas Jon 'Tom' Lasbury (1946 - 2004) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Obituary of Thomas Jon Lasbury
    Person ID I433  Lasbury Family
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2024 

    Father Edwin Charles Lasbury
              b. 24 Aug 1910, Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 9 Apr 1969, Hammond, Lake, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Zoa Berenice Thomae
              b. 3 Jul 1912, East Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 30 May 1989, Munster, Lake, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 12 Apr 1929 
    Family ID F143  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Sarah Beth Murphy 
    Children 
     1. Nora Lynn Lasbury
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2024 
    Family ID F144  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Mar 1946 - East Chicago, Lake, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Aug 2004 - Crown Point, Lake, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Buena Vista Cemetery, Winchester, Randolph, Indiana, USA - - Winchester, Randolph, Indiana, USA
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