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Facts and Events
Carl lived with his parents during the 1920 and 1930 US Federal Censuses.
References
- U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current.
Name: Carl Lorraine Laughner
Gender: Male
Death Age: 92
Birth Date: 1 Jul 1917
Birth Place: Pittsburgh
Marriage Date: 16 Jul 1948
Residence Place: Cabot, Slippery Rock
Death Date: 23 Sep 2009
Obituary Date: 25 Sep 2009
Spouse: Norma Watson
Child:
James Laughner
Wendy Honey
Amanda Laughner
Siblings: Herbert B. Laughner
- Pennsylvania, United States. Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015)
1950.
Name: Carl L. Laughner
Birth Date: 1 Jul 1917
Birth Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Residence Date: 8 Feb 1950
Residence Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
[wife: Norma W. Laughner]
[minor children: none]
[mother: deceased]
[father: deceased]
- Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).
Name: Carl L. Laughner
Last Residence:
16023 Cabot, Butler, Pennsylvania
BORN: 1 Jul 1917
Died: 23 Sep 2009
State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (Before 1951)
- Obituary.
Carl L. Laughner
Carl Lorraine Laughner, 92, of Cabot, formerly of Slippery Rock, passed away Wednesday in the Lund skilled nursing unit of Concordia Ministries.
Born July 1, 1917, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Carl L. and Daisy McCall Laughner.
In Pittsburgh, he worked as a meat cutter and a plumber's apprentice.
A veteran of World War II, Carl served as an armorer with the Army Air Corps in the Pacific theater. He was a member of the Slippery Rock American Legion Post.
He studied at Slippery Rock University, the University of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania State University, earning a Master of Arts in English. From 1949 to 1955, he taught at Herron Hill Junior High School in Pittsburgh.
Carl was an English professor at Slippery Rock University from 1955 to 1970, and from 1970 until his retirement in 1978, he was the executive director of the Slippery Rock University Alumni Association.
He served as past president of the Debate Association of Pennsylvania Colleges and also was Statistically Best Judge.
During his retirement, Carl wrote travel literature, led travel tours, worked for McMullen Travel and continued traveling extensively with his wife, Norma. He also enjoyed woodworking and reading all his life.
Carl's extensive public service included serving for many years on the Slippery Rock Borough Council, including a term as president. He also served as a GED counselor. Carl wrote the Lay Speaking Manual for the Butler District of the United Methodist Church.
A former member of the Slippery Rock United Methodist Church, Carl served his church as lay leader, Family Life Council member, Sunday school teacher, usher and board member.
Carl is survived by his wife, the former Norma Watson, who he married July 16, 1948; a daughter, Wendy Honey; a son and daughter-in-law, James and Amanda Laughner; two grandchildren, Emily and Maxwell; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Herbert B. Laughner. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/butlereagle/obituary.aspx?n=Carl-Lorraine-Laughner&pid=133457706#sthash.PuTdHKSN.dpuf
- United States. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. (Ancestry.com [database online], 2011).
Name: Carl L Laughner
Race: White
Birth Date: 1 Jul 1917
Birth Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Residence: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Registration Date: 1940
Occupation: Great Atlantic And Pacific Tea Co
Weight: 146
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Blonde
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Daisy Laughner
Relationship: Mother
- Crawford, Hazel Sheffer. The John Adam Sheffer family history and lineage, 1751-1958. (1963)
p.80.
Carl Lorraine Laughner Jr. born July 1, 1917 married Norma Watson born Nov. 17, 1926.
- Interview: June 26, 2008.
Dr. Carl Laughner came to Slippery Rock on the G.I. Bill after serving in World War II. He was hired as an assistant professor of English and Speech in 1955, later becoming the Director of Alumni Affairs.
Laughner recollects when all classes were held in Old Main. He talks about coaching the debate team, teaching during the Korean War and hitchhiking to classes from Pittsburgh as a student. Carl and his wife Norma, who also taught at Slippery Rock, established the Carl and Norma Laughner Scholarship.
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- Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States. 1950 U.S. Census Population Schedule
Neville.
Carl L Laughner 32 Head
Norma Laughner 23 Wife
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