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Peter Tortoris Peter Tortoris

In Loving Memory

Peter Tortoris

Date of BirthOctober 11, 1921
Passed Away OnJune 5, 2006
At Age84 years
Resident ofPort Arthur, TX
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Peter Tortoris, 84, of Lumberton, died Monday, June 5, 2006 at Southeast Texas Medical Center in Port Arthur.

A lifelong resident of the area, he was a retired T.V. repairman for Sears and the former owner of Pete’s Roadrunner on 4 corners in Lumberton.

Funeral service will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, June 8, 2006 at Woodcrest United Methodist Church in Lumberton, with burial to follow at Old Hardin Cemetery in Kountze. A gathering of family and friends will be Wednesday, June 7, 2006 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Broussard’s, 490 Cemetery Road at Highway 96 Bypass in Silsbee.

He was preceded in death by his three brothers, Charlie, Gussie and Sammie and one sister, Rosalie Davis.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Ruth Tortoris of Lumberton; children, Mary Arlene Browning, David Alan Tortoris and Vicki Ann Wilson and her husband Darrell, all of Lumberton; grandchildren, Kay Chaloupek, David Tortoris II, Justin Browning and Brent Wilson; great grandchildren, Trae Chaloupek, Julie Chaloupek and Holly Chaloupek; and numerous nieces and nephews.

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Services

Visitation

Broussard’s Mortuary

490 Cemetery Road

Silsbee, TX 77656

June 7, 2006

5:00 P.M. until 8:00 PM

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Funeral Service

Wood Crest Methodist

1684 Highway 96 South

Lumberton, TX 77657

June 8, 2006

10:00 A.M.

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Interment

Old Hardin Cemetery

Hwy 326

Kountze, TX 77625

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Condolences (3)

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TAMMY SOMERS SOUR LAKE, TX June 7, 2006
WE ARE SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT PETE. OUR PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS WILL BE WITH YOU IN YOUR GREAT TIME OF SORROW. THE LAIRD FAMILY WAYNE, BETTY, DAVID, TAMMY AND SHERRY
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Henry H. Budke Silsbee, TX June 7, 2006
Dear David and family I am sorry for your loss. I really liked your Dad, and I remember hanging out at the feed store in Lumberton when I was a kid. I have fond memories of him. Henry
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DICK RIENSTRA LUMBERTON, TX June 7, 2006
IT WAS AN HONOR TO HAVE KNOWN PETE AND TO HAVE HIM AS A NEIGHBOR. HE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM OR EVER CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIM.