Age 80, daughter of the late Delbert and Theresa PeQueen Laughner.
She worked for the Lawrence Hotel.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Christiansen; a daughter, Peggy Kelly; three brothers, William, Richard and Donald Laughner; and a sister, Marjorie Cleaver.
Survivors include a daughter, Cheryl Porfilio of Erie; a son, Chip Christiansen and his wife, Julie, of Erie; a sister, Jane Sherwood of Wisconsin; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Burial will be at Erie County Memorial Gardens.
Family Members
Parents
Delbert Ray Laughner
1901–1953
Tressa Elizabeth PeQueen Maille
1902–1974
Spouses
Merlin Cecil Cleaver
1917–1976
Vernon Victor Christiansen
1919–1994
Siblings
William James Laughner
1920–1985
Marjorie Mae Laughner Cleaver
1926–2002
Richard Ray Laughner
1928–1996
Children
Peggy Cleaver Kelly
1946–1995