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Obituaries

January 21, 2006

Joanne E. Johnson, 75



JAN. 21, 1930-JAN. 19, 2006



CASCADE - Joanne E. Moore Johnson, 75, of 25452 Military Road, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006, at Waynesboro (Pa.) Hospital.

Born Jan. 21, 1930, in Waynesboro, she was the daughter of the late Fred L. Moore Sr. and Evelyn Jane McClain Moore.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie E. "Bill" Johnson, in 1992. They were married Oct. 14, 1946.

She attended Smithsburg schools.

She was a homemaker.

She was a member of Germantown Church of God in Cascade.

She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Blue Ridge Sportsman Association of Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., and American Legion Post 239 Ladies Auxiliary of Cascade.

She is survived by four daughters, Brenda K. Biser and Karen A. Stewart, both of Waynesboro, and Wanda J. Knable and Teresa L. Coyle, both of Cascade; two sons, Richard E. Johnson of Blue Ridge Summit, and Ronald L. Johnson of Cascade; one sister, Shirley K. Holloway of Lake Placid, Fla.; 15 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews; and her companion, Tom Olsen.

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She was preceded in death by one great-grandson; and one infant brother, Fred L. Moore Jr.

Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Germantown Church of God, Cascade. The Rev. Bruce Henneman will officiate. Burial will follow in Bethel Church Cemetery, Cascade.

The family will receive friends Sunday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, Waynesboro.

Memorial donations may be made to Germantown Church of God, 16924 Raven Rock Road, Cascade, MD 21719.




John Laing, M.D., 68



APRIL 14, 1937-JAN. 16, 2006



CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - John "JW" Laing, M.D., 68, of Chambersburg, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2006, at Chambersburg Hospital.

Born April 14, 1937, in Cannelton, W.Va., he was the son of the late Clarence and Irene Hudnall Laing.

He was a 1955 graduate of East Bank High School in West Virginia. In 1989, he was honored as the East Bank High School Alumnus of the Year. He was a graduate of the former Marshall College in Huntington, W.Va., and Vanderbilt School of Medicine in Nashville, Tenn. After completing his internship and residency at Vanderbilt, he finished his neurosurgery residency at the University of Mississippi in Jackson, Miss.

He was a retired neurosurgeon, having practiced at Chambersburg and Waynesboro hospitals. In addition, he practiced at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Long Beach, Calif., the U.S. Naval Hospital in Naples, Italy, the U.S. Naval Hospital in San Diego and Al Hada Hospital in Taif, Saudi Arabia.

He was a retired U.S. Navy captain, having served more than 25 years. While in Chambersburg, he was adjunct assistant professor of surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md.

He was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Falling Spring in Chambersburg.

He served on the Board of Trustees for the TKE Fraternity at Millersville (Pa.) University.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia Anne Cross, whom he married Nov. 11, 1967; four sons, Daniel P. Laing of Chambersburg, Matthew R. Laing of Winslow, N.J., Mark R. Laing of New York City, and John W. Laing Jr. of Sacramento, Calif.; one brother, CR Laing of Huntington, W.Va.; and one granddaughter.

Services will be Saturday, Jan. 28, at 11 a.m. at the Presbyterian Church of Falling Spring, Chambersburg. The Rev. William H. Harter and the Rev. Linda B. Harter will officiate.

Visitation will be Saturday, Jan. 28, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the church.

A memorial service will be Saturday, Feb. 4, at 1 p.m. at O'Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery, W.Va., with visitation from noon to 1 p.m.

Burial with full military honors will be Monday, April 3, at 3 p.m. at Arlington (Va.) National Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to Dr. JW Laing Memorial Fund, Chambersburg Hospital, 112 N. Seventh St., Chambersburg, PA 17201.




Margaret A. Nolf, 78



MAY 2, 1927-JAN. 19, 2006



CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Margaret A. "Peg" Nolf, 78, of 825 Highland Drive, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006, at her home.

Born May 2, 1927, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late John P. and Mary A. Barnett Warner.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter L. Nolf, in 1991. They were married June 28, 1946.

She was a member of First United Methodist Church, where she had been a teacher in the Cradle Roll Department.

She is survived by four daughters, Patricia Bulger and Sandra Horton, both of Fayetteville, Pa., Donna Sollenberger of Orrstown, Pa., and Pamela Edwards of Chambersburg; one sister, Mary J. Burns of Chambersburg; two brothers, John P. Warner of New Jersey, and George E. Warner of California; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren; and three stepgreat-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by one sister, Nancy L. Warner.

Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Robert G. Sellers Funeral Home, Chambersburg. The Rev. Adam Leeper will officiate. Burial will be in Lincoln Cemetery, Chambersburg.

Visitation will be Monday from 1 to 2 p.m. at the funeral home.

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