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Walter Lynn “Porkchop” Pourchot

[November 11, 2016]  LAKE FORK - Walter Lynn “Porkchop” Pourchot, 67, of Lake Fork, passed away at 9:02 p.m. Monday October 31, 2016 at his residence.

Visitation: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday November 4, 2016 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski

Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home

Funeral home: Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Mount Pulaski

Obituary

Walter Lynn “Porkchop” Pourchot, 67, of Lake Fork, passed away at 9:02 p.m. Monday October 31, 2016 at his residence.

Walter was born on November 30, 1948 in Salem, to Walter T. and Doris E. (Miller) Pourchot. He married Teresa Sanders on December 12, 1969 in Flora.

Surviving is his wife Teresa of Lake Fork, two sons, Richard (Tammy) Pourchot of Emden, and Curtis Pourchot of Lincoln, one sister Pam (Alan) Matthies of Big Springs, TX, three grandchildren, Gary (Bethany) Rademaker of Lincoln, Trevor (Jordan) Jones of Clinton and Jacob Pourchot of Clinton, and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his brother Robert.

 

Walter was a self employed contractor. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War from 1968-1971. He was a member of the Scroggin-Gee VFW Post #777 and the Elkhart American Legion.

Services for Walter will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday November 5, 2016 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski with Steve Naglak officiating. Visitation will be Friday evening from 4:00-7:00 p.m. also at the funeral home. Burial will be at a later date where full military honors will be accorded. Memorial may be made to the Land of Lincoln Honor Flight.

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