Paul R. Knorr

               Paul R. Knorr 91, of Bloomsburg went to be with the Lord Saturday June 20, 2015 at Orangeville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born January 19, 1924, in Berwick, a son of the late George A. and Mildred (Artman) Knorr.

               Paul served in the U.S. Army 4th Armored Division during World War II, where he received EAME Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. He was a member of Bloomsburg American Legion Post 273.

               He enjoyed playing the organ and the piano, and he was an automotive enthusiast.

               He is survived by three sons: Charles A. “Chick” Knorr and his wife Elizabeth, of Orangeville; Gene A. Knorr, Bloomsburg; and Daniel D. Knorr and his wife Debra of Berwick; a daughter, Deborah K. Rattray and her husband Mark, of Bloomsburg; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; three brothers: Richard Knorr, of Orangeville; David and his wife Joyce, of Berwick; James Knorr, of Nescopeck; and four sisters: Connie Whitmire, of Bloomsburg; Janice Collins and Linda Mowery, both of Berwick; and Nancy Kelchner and her husband Ralph, of Bloomsburg.

              In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Miriam “Mickie” Knorr, and three brothers: Kenneth, Robert, and Earl Knorr, and a sister Doris Peterman.

              Funeral services will be held Thursday June 25, 2015 at 2:00 pm at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 2575 Old Berwick, Espy (Bloomsburg), with the Rev. Gordon Smith, his pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Briar Creek Union Cemetery, Briar Creek Township, Columbia County. Visitation for friends will be held Wednesday June 24, 2015 from 6-8 at the James L. Hinckley Jr. Funeral Home, 1024 Market St., Berwick. Family and friends may send online condolences to jameslhinckleyjrfuneralhome.com.

              Contributions in his memory may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, One Oxford Centre, 301 Grant St, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. James L. Hinckley Jr. Funeral Home, 1024 Market St., Berwick is handling arrangements.

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