HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. - Edwin G. "Sea Weed" Laing, 89, of 745 Loma Drive, formerly of 739 Stouffer Ave., Chambersburg, Pa., died Monday, May 3, 1999, at the home of his daughter with whom he lived.
Born March 26, 1910, in New York City, he was the son of the late Edwin G. Sr. and Jeannette Fitzgerald Laing.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean E. Pilmer Laing, in 1995.
He was a graduate of Miami High School in Miami, Fla.
He retired in 1978 from Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, where he worked as a clerk supervisor.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving aboard the USS Merak during World War II.
He was a member of Central Presbyterian Church in Chambersburg.
He was a former commander of Chambersburg Area Joint Veterans Council; a life member and past commander of Charles M. Nitterhouse Post 1599 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Chambersburg; a member of Detrich-Brechbill American Legion Post 612, St. Thomas, Pa.; a member of Burt J. Asper American Legion Post 46, Chambersburg; a member of Anchor Lodge F&AM, Plainfield, N.J.; a past royal deputy of Order of Scottish Clans, State of New Jersey; a member of Clan MacKenzie of Plainfield; and organized Cumberland Valley Thistle Club, Chambersburg.
