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Milford Lau

Bloomington, IN |

Milford Harry (Mick) Lau, 98, of Bloomington, IN, passed away at 9:15 am on Sun. Oct 14, 2018 at Meadowood Health Pavilion in Bloomington. He was born on Aug 21, 1920 in Alton, IL to Harry S. & Bertha A. (Stumpf) Lau.

He married Janet T. (Towse) Lau on June 15, 1946 in Brighton, IL. Janet passed away on Feb 26, 2000.

He is survived by his children Jane Lau of Carmel, IN, Beth Lau (Roger G. Young) of Bloomington, IN, Patty Doolas (Alex) of Oak Brook, IL, and Jim Lau of Wausau, WI, as well as his two grandchildren, Laura & Kate Emery of Seattle, WA.

Mick served in the Navy in WWII and afterward received a mechanical engineering degree from Purdue University. Over the course of his career he worked for numerous companies, including Anheuser Busch in St. Louis, MO, Mead Johnson-Bristol Myers in Evansville, IN, and the American National Can Co. in Chicago, IL. He was an accomplished woodworker and delighted family and friends with gifts of beautiful, intricate chip carvings and other objects ranging from jewelry boxes to cutting boards to blanket chests. He also loved to travel and take photos of the many countries he visited.

He was preceded in death by his wife and parents.

Graveside services will be at the Brighton Cemetery with Full Military Honors conducted by Alton VFW Post #1308 Ritual Team.

Burial will be in Brighton Cemetery

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to a charity of one?s choice.


Obit Provided By:
Targhetta Funeral Homes

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