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Emil Florian Petter
26 Apr 1918 – 16 Oct 2014
| Birth | 26 Apr 1918 |
| Death | 16 Oct 2014 |
| Cemetery | Evergreen Memorial Park Wharton , Wharton County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Helen Dolezal on 28 Feb 2022 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137325524 |
Bio
Emil Florian Petter, age 96, of Wharton, Texas, passed away with his family at his side at his residence on October 16, 2014. He was born April 26, 1918 in Fayette County, Texas to the late, Willie F. Petter and Mary Mynar Petter. He married Lillie Korenek on November 8, 1948, in Nada, Tx. Lillie preceded Emil in death in October of 1995. Emil worked as a manager of Hungerford Co-op Store and Gin in Hungerford, TX for 42 years. He was an active member of Knights of Columbus Council, VFW-Wharton Chapter, American Legion-Wharton Post 87, 75 year member of KJT Society-Hungerford, St. John the Baptist Catholic church in Hungerford, TX, and Holy Family Catholic Church in Wharton since the 1940’s. He served as a Tech Sergeant in the U.S. Army Medical Corp. for 5 years during WWII at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio Texas and in London, England and Paris, France from 1939 – 1944. Burial will follow services at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery in Wharton. The Wharton American Legion Post 87 performed TAPS, presented the American Flag and honored Mr Petter with a gun salute. Survivors include his sons, Michael Petter of San Antonio, TX, James Petter of Azle, TX. daughters, Janet Corporon of Richmond, Tx, Eileen Short and her husband Warren of Denton, TX and Shirley Shadle of Missouri City, TX, grandchildren Brett Corporon and partner Anna Stolz of Corpus Christi, TX, Nicole Corporon and partner Jonathan Case of Richmond, TX, Michelle Petter Stafford and husband Ted of Dallas, TX, Will Petter and wife Laura of Dallas, Chris Petter of Washington,D.C. , Andrew Petter of San Antonio, TX, Stacey Shadle of Missouri City, TX, Kelly Shadle and partner Shay Stevens of Wharton, TX, Kyle Petter, Zachary Petter, Derek Petter all of Azle, TX, great-grandchildren, Jesse Shadle and Colton Stevens. Funeral services were under the direction of the Wharton Funeral Home
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