Mr. Lorig was born July 2, 1895, in Cropsey Township, a son of John and Bertha Hoffman Lorig. He married Phyllis Tipton March 5, 1921, at Colfax. She survives.
Other survivors include two daughters, Barbara Ommen, Arrowsmith, and Kay Hall, Collinsville; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by seven brothers, five sisters, one son, one daughter, and one grandchild.
Mr. Lorig was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Colfax; the Witt-Webber-Carrell American Legion No. 617, Arrowsmith; the Rural Letter Carriers of McLean County; and National Rural Letter Carriers.
An Arrowsmith resident since 1921, Mr. Lorig was a rural mail carrier, retiring in 1965 after 44 years of service.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War I, serving in France.
Pantagraph, The (Bloomington, IL) - Saturday, January 7, 1995
Mr. Lorig was born July 2, 1895, in Cropsey Township, a son of John and Bertha Hoffman Lorig. He married Phyllis Tipton March 5, 1921, at Colfax. She survives.
Other survivors include two daughters, Barbara Ommen, Arrowsmith, and Kay Hall, Collinsville; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by seven brothers, five sisters, one son, one daughter, and one grandchild.
Mr. Lorig was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Colfax; the Witt-Webber-Carrell American Legion No. 617, Arrowsmith; the Rural Letter Carriers of McLean County; and National Rural Letter Carriers.
An Arrowsmith resident since 1921, Mr. Lorig was a rural mail carrier, retiring in 1965 after 44 years of service.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War I, serving in France.
Pantagraph, The (Bloomington, IL) - Saturday, January 7, 1995
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FATHER
Family Members
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Carl Jacob "Charley" Lorig
1888–1958
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Fred Matthew Lorig
1889–1967
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John Patrick Lorig
1891–1971
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Matilda M Lorig Randolph
1892–1972
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Joseph Michael Lorig
1893–1954
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Augusta Margaret Lorig Cotner Jaegle
1897–1988
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Christina Lorig
1898–1899
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Minnie C. Lorig Grosse
1900–1954
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Bertha Theresa "Betty" Lorig Allgood
1904–1982
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Henry William Lorig
1906–1994
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Louis Ernest Lorig
1908–1984
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