SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Judith Eleanor Laufersweiler, 69, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of LCDR William Joseph Laufersweiler III, U.S. Navy (Ret.), died Saturday morning, July 23, 2011, at St. Joseph’s Hospital.

Born on April 19, 1942, in Mobile, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Captain Jack Willhoit Roe, Jr., U. S. Navy (Ret.), and the late Frances Miriam Logan Roe. Mrs. Laufersweiler was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church. She and her son own and operate Minuteman Press. She and LCDR Laufersweiler had been married for 47 years at the time of his death.

Surviving are her son, Patrick; her daughters, Deborah L. Laufersweiler-Dwyer (Gregg), Barbara Johnson (Roger), and Patricia Wilson; four grandchildren, James (Danielle) and Megan Wilson and Logan and Parker Dwyer; her brother, Dr. Jack Willhoit Roe III (Mary Lou); her sister, Nancy Hebdon (Fred), and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 o'clock Tuesday at Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue, with a prayer service being held at 7 o’clock in the funeral home chapel.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning in St. James Catholic Church conducted by The Reverend David Koetter.  Interment will be at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in Beaufort, South Carolina National Cemetery.

Remembrances: Coastal Pet Rescue – Post Office Box 30462, Savannah, Georgia 31410.