Lanny Michael Schaub
September 24, 1947 – July 10, 2012
</span><br />Lanny Schaub, 64, passed away in Parsons, TN on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 after losing his valiant fight against ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease).</p>
<p>Born September 24, 1947, Lanny was a long-time resident of Ruskin, FL having moved from northern Michigan in 1971 to help his parents, Harold and Lucille, build Schaub’s Highland Island Mobile Home Park. He later became a self-employed electrician and started the company Schaub Electric. Always on-call, always wanting to help, Lanny would go out on electrical calls at any hour and would accept any form of payment, once even, to the delight of his children, was an old and hungry pony in need of rescue.</p>
<p>Later in life, Lanny became a Jehovah’s Witness and was a member of Kingdom Hall of Wimauma. When he moved to Tennessee in 2006, he became a member of the Kingdom Hall of Lexington.</p>
<p>Lanny was preceded in death by both parents and his siblings Hal, Carol, Susie and Larry. He is survived by his wife, Chris of Lexington; his children Mike Schaub of Ruskin, Lori Steifman of NY, and Nadia Schaub of OH; his siblings Karon Gardner of Tampa, Chuck Schaub of Ruskin, LuEllen Hastings of IL; his grandchildren, Sarah, Joshua, Kate, Burke and Lazarus and his dear friends and dedicated caregivers until the end, Fred, Vito and Ken. </p>
<p>A service to celebrate Lanny’s life was held at the Kingdom Hall in Lexington on July 11. The family requests any donations in Lanny’s name be directed to the ALS Association.
<p>Born September 24, 1947, Lanny was a long-time resident of Ruskin, FL having moved from northern Michigan in 1971 to help his parents, Harold and Lucille, build Schaub’s Highland Island Mobile Home Park. He later became a self-employed electrician and started the company Schaub Electric. Always on-call, always wanting to help, Lanny would go out on electrical calls at any hour and would accept any form of payment, once even, to the delight of his children, was an old and hungry pony in need of rescue.</p>
<p>Later in life, Lanny became a Jehovah’s Witness and was a member of Kingdom Hall of Wimauma. When he moved to Tennessee in 2006, he became a member of the Kingdom Hall of Lexington.</p>
<p>Lanny was preceded in death by both parents and his siblings Hal, Carol, Susie and Larry. He is survived by his wife, Chris of Lexington; his children Mike Schaub of Ruskin, Lori Steifman of NY, and Nadia Schaub of OH; his siblings Karon Gardner of Tampa, Chuck Schaub of Ruskin, LuEllen Hastings of IL; his grandchildren, Sarah, Joshua, Kate, Burke and Lazarus and his dear friends and dedicated caregivers until the end, Fred, Vito and Ken. </p>
<p>A service to celebrate Lanny’s life was held at the Kingdom Hall in Lexington on July 11. The family requests any donations in Lanny’s name be directed to the ALS Association.