STETSON – Laurence W. Johnson, 60, died Oct. 21, 2005. He was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the second child of Philip and Elizabeth Johnson. A Vietnam Veteran, Larry moved to Maine in 1980. He worked for the Bangor Daily News as an editor. In 1992, he moved to Stetson where he owned and operated Larry’s Stop and Talk for nine years. Larry is survived by his daughter, Susan; his former wife, Faye, both of Bangor; his eldest sibling, Lynne Webb; his younger siblings, Laurie Rose and Dr. Lane Johnson and Susan Baer; his nephew, Philip A. Johnson and his niece, Beth Schipke. Services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at Brookings-Smith, 133 Center St., Bangor, with the Rev. Dr. James L. Haddix, pastor and teacher of All Souls Congregational Church, officiating. The family invites relatives and friends to share conversation and refreshments at the Brookings-Smith, Family Center, 163 Center St., Bangor, following the service. The family prefers donations in lieu of flowers to SOAR Support Our American Recruits; P.O. Box 364 Milo, ME 04463 or the PAWS, Penquis Animal Welfare Sanctuary, 39 Clinton St., Milo, ME 04463.
LAURENCE W. JOHNSON
