Emanuel "Pete" Lorfing, 85, passed away Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Memorial services will be Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, at 11 a.m. at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, 4900 Kinsey Drive, Tyler.
The son of a Lutheran preacher, he was born May 21, 1927, in Bishop. He graduated from Texas A&I University with a degree in petroleum engineering.
Pete was proud to have served in both the Merchant Marine and the U.S. Army.
Following his military service, Pete went to work for Atlantic Refining and retired from Atlantic Richfield 32 years later.
His son, Mark; two sisters, Delores and Dorothy; brother, Theo; and his parents, the Rev. M.J. and Elda Lorfing, preceded him in death.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to Our Saviour's Lutheran Church building fund.
Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph on January 9, 2013
The son of a Lutheran preacher, he was born May 21, 1927, in Bishop. He graduated from Texas A&I University with a degree in petroleum engineering.
Pete was proud to have served in both the Merchant Marine and the U.S. Army.
Following his military service, Pete went to work for Atlantic Refining and retired from Atlantic Richfield 32 years later.
His son, Mark; two sisters, Delores and Dorothy; brother, Theo; and his parents, the Rev. M.J. and Elda Lorfing, preceded him in death.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to Our Saviour's Lutheran Church building fund.
Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph on January 9, 2013
Emanuel "Pete" Lorfing, 85, passed away Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Memorial services will be Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, at 11 a.m. at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, 4900 Kinsey Drive, Tyler.
The son of a Lutheran preacher, he was born May 21, 1927, in Bishop. He graduated from Texas A&I University with a degree in petroleum engineering.
Pete was proud to have served in both the Merchant Marine and the U.S. Army.
Following his military service, Pete went to work for Atlantic Refining and retired from Atlantic Richfield 32 years later.
His son, Mark; two sisters, Delores and Dorothy; brother, Theo; and his parents, the Rev. M.J. and Elda Lorfing, preceded him in death.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to Our Saviour's Lutheran Church building fund.
Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph on January 9, 2013
The son of a Lutheran preacher, he was born May 21, 1927, in Bishop. He graduated from Texas A&I University with a degree in petroleum engineering.
Pete was proud to have served in both the Merchant Marine and the U.S. Army.
Following his military service, Pete went to work for Atlantic Refining and retired from Atlantic Richfield 32 years later.
His son, Mark; two sisters, Delores and Dorothy; brother, Theo; and his parents, the Rev. M.J. and Elda Lorfing, preceded him in death.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to Our Saviour's Lutheran Church building fund.
Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph on January 9, 2013
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