Petter

Petter George E. Petter, 78, of Houston passed away peacefully on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 surrounded by his wife, daughter and

George was born in Fayetteville on Sept. 14, 1943, the son of Arnold Petter and Olga A. (Susil) Petter and was raised on the farm. In 1961, George graduated from St. John’s High School and then attended a Technical School with a five-year apprentice program in Mechanical Engineering.

In 1961, George moved to Houston. In 1964, George married Adeline Shula on May 17, 1964 at St. John Catholic Church in Fayetteville. Together they raised two daughters, Lorrie (Petter) Spenny and Susan Marie Petter. In 1990, they moved to Katy. Before retirement, George was a Mechanical Engineering Tech for Hamilton Sundstrand at the NASA facility in Houston for five years and previously worked for NASA for 10 years where he had various patents on his work. He also worked for Cameron Iron Works for 20 years at various facilities including the R&D Facility in Brookshire. In his spare time, George enjoyed doing woodworking, travel, gardening, and fixing any kind of mechanical thing. He is survived by wife, Adeline (Shula) Petter; daughter, Lorrie Spenny and husband Richard of Hempstead; brother, Arnie Petter and wife, Debbie of Spring; sister, Lois Pereira and husband, Gene of Houston; brother-in-law, Lee Roy Shula and wife, Donna of Ellinger; step-granddaughter, Stephanie Spenny of Kona, Hawaii; step-grandson, Jack Spenny of Seattle, Wash. and step-great granddaughter, Paige Spenny of Lovell, Wy. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arnold and Olga Petter; daughter, Susan Marie Petter; step- father, Peter Jankowiak; father-in-law Lee Roy Shula and mother-in-law, Elizabeth Shula. Visitation was held on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Ellinger, 815 St. Mary’s Church Rd., Fayetteville. Family received friends at this time. A Holy Rosary was recited at 6:30.

Funeral Services were held at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 205 E. Bell St., Fayetteville, at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. Burial followed at St. John Catholic Cemetery, 310 Thompson, Fayetteville.

For those who wish to make a memorial contribution instead of flowers, you may make a contribution to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, P.O. Box 57, Fayetteville, Texas 78940 or St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Ellinger, 815 St. Mary’s Church Rd., Fayetteville, Texas 78940 Family and friends can view and sign the guestbook online at www.lagrangefunerals.com.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Koenig-Belvill Funeral Home & Cremations in La Grange.