Dec 15, 2020
MINERAL POINT, Wis. Theodore (Ted) Norman Lauffer, age 62, of Mineral Point, WI, passed away on December 1, 2020, in New Orleans, La. He was born July 1, 1958 in Joliet, Illinois.
Ted graduated from Dodgeville (Wis.) High School in 1976 and took over his family’s dairy farm in Ridgeway, Wis., in 1989. In 1992 he married Lynnea Fehrenbach and became a father to Laura Lauffer (Eric) Meinecke and soon after to their son, Michael (Savanna Adams) Lauffer. After retiring from farming in 1997, the family lived in Perkins, MI for several years.
At the time of his death, Ted was the proud owner of Gray Dog Deli and 23 Steps Inn, the businesses he and Lynnea built together in Mineral Point, Wis. His warm friendly spirit and easy smile were a joy to all who knew him. He loved baking in the restaurant early in the morning while listening to his music and was a frequent volunteer in his community. He understood the simplicity of living life with those you love, helping other