Homer G. "Pappy" Lorrah, Sr., 87, of Freemansburg, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Muhlenberg. He was the husband of the late Tillie (Jancosko) Lorrah.
Born in Freemansburg, he was a son of the late Homer H. and Olive (Myers) Lorrah. As a teenager, he and his brothers were very talented, and they played a variety of string instruments at various functions and for fun. He served in the US Navy, flying escort patrols near New York City during WWII, and later worked as a brakeman for PB&E Railroad until his retirement in 1965. He then owned a service station in California, drove delivery trucks and worked as a truck mechanic (often seen with just his feet sticking out of the engine bay), and was know as "The Boss" at BAM Auto & Notary in Freemansburg. He once saved a man's life by pulling him off the railroad tracks, and also saved a woman from drowning in the canal. He was often honored as the Grand Marshal of the Freemansburg Halloween Parade.
Survivors: sons Homer G. Lorrah, Jr. and fiancé Nora Woolsey of Freemansburg, Mark B. Lorrah and wife Ana of Freemansburg; brothers Earl S. Lorrah of Bethlehem Township, Louis Lorrah of Florida; grandchildren Catarina and Brian Lorrah. Homer was predeceased by his sister Aloma Compton and brothers William and Robert Lorrah.
Services: Funeral Service at 11 AM Tuesday, November 1, at the Long Funeral Home, 500 Linden St., Bethlehem, 18018, where friends may call on Monday evening from 6 PM to 8 PM.
Born in Freemansburg, he was a son of the late Homer H. and Olive (Myers) Lorrah. As a teenager, he and his brothers were very talented, and they played a variety of string instruments at various functions and for fun. He served in the US Navy, flying escort patrols near New York City during WWII, and later worked as a brakeman for PB&E Railroad until his retirement in 1965. He then owned a service station in California, drove delivery trucks and worked as a truck mechanic (often seen with just his feet sticking out of the engine bay), and was know as "The Boss" at BAM Auto & Notary in Freemansburg. He once saved a man's life by pulling him off the railroad tracks, and also saved a woman from drowning in the canal. He was often honored as the Grand Marshal of the Freemansburg Halloween Parade.
Survivors: sons Homer G. Lorrah, Jr. and fiancé Nora Woolsey of Freemansburg, Mark B. Lorrah and wife Ana of Freemansburg; brothers Earl S. Lorrah of Bethlehem Township, Louis Lorrah of Florida; grandchildren Catarina and Brian Lorrah. Homer was predeceased by his sister Aloma Compton and brothers William and Robert Lorrah.
Services: Funeral Service at 11 AM Tuesday, November 1, at the Long Funeral Home, 500 Linden St., Bethlehem, 18018, where friends may call on Monday evening from 6 PM to 8 PM.
Homer G. "Pappy" Lorrah, Sr., 87, of Freemansburg, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Muhlenberg. He was the husband of the late Tillie (Jancosko) Lorrah.
Born in Freemansburg, he was a son of the late Homer H. and Olive (Myers) Lorrah. As a teenager, he and his brothers were very talented, and they played a variety of string instruments at various functions and for fun. He served in the US Navy, flying escort patrols near New York City during WWII, and later worked as a brakeman for PB&E Railroad until his retirement in 1965. He then owned a service station in California, drove delivery trucks and worked as a truck mechanic (often seen with just his feet sticking out of the engine bay), and was know as "The Boss" at BAM Auto & Notary in Freemansburg. He once saved a man's life by pulling him off the railroad tracks, and also saved a woman from drowning in the canal. He was often honored as the Grand Marshal of the Freemansburg Halloween Parade.
Survivors: sons Homer G. Lorrah, Jr. and fiancé Nora Woolsey of Freemansburg, Mark B. Lorrah and wife Ana of Freemansburg; brothers Earl S. Lorrah of Bethlehem Township, Louis Lorrah of Florida; grandchildren Catarina and Brian Lorrah. Homer was predeceased by his sister Aloma Compton and brothers William and Robert Lorrah.
Services: Funeral Service at 11 AM Tuesday, November 1, at the Long Funeral Home, 500 Linden St., Bethlehem, 18018, where friends may call on Monday evening from 6 PM to 8 PM.
Born in Freemansburg, he was a son of the late Homer H. and Olive (Myers) Lorrah. As a teenager, he and his brothers were very talented, and they played a variety of string instruments at various functions and for fun. He served in the US Navy, flying escort patrols near New York City during WWII, and later worked as a brakeman for PB&E Railroad until his retirement in 1965. He then owned a service station in California, drove delivery trucks and worked as a truck mechanic (often seen with just his feet sticking out of the engine bay), and was know as "The Boss" at BAM Auto & Notary in Freemansburg. He once saved a man's life by pulling him off the railroad tracks, and also saved a woman from drowning in the canal. He was often honored as the Grand Marshal of the Freemansburg Halloween Parade.
Survivors: sons Homer G. Lorrah, Jr. and fiancé Nora Woolsey of Freemansburg, Mark B. Lorrah and wife Ana of Freemansburg; brothers Earl S. Lorrah of Bethlehem Township, Louis Lorrah of Florida; grandchildren Catarina and Brian Lorrah. Homer was predeceased by his sister Aloma Compton and brothers William and Robert Lorrah.
Services: Funeral Service at 11 AM Tuesday, November 1, at the Long Funeral Home, 500 Linden St., Bethlehem, 18018, where friends may call on Monday evening from 6 PM to 8 PM.
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