Mr. Lauren W. “Porky” Luther, 73, of LaPorte, died Sunday, March 8, 2015, at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, IN.
He was born Feb. 25, 1942, in LaPorte to Bernard and Deloris (Diedrich) Luther.
Porky was a member of PRCU, Eagles and American Legion in South Bend. He had worked for Delaney Furniture, Tucker’s Trucking in Michigan City, Clemons Trucking Co., Royal Metals, and retired from Preston Trucking Local 151. Porky loved to camp and go fishing; he would drive around the lake every morning. He also enjoyed woodworking, water skiing, motorcycles and playing solitaire.
On Oct. 20, 1967, he married Carol (Schoof) Luther, who survives.
He is also survived by three sons, Dom Luther, Brian Luther and Jon (Amy) Luther, all of LaPorte; two daughters, Laura (John) Graber of LaPorte and Sandy (Denny) Greene of Clarksville, TN; 11 grandchildren, Scotty Migliaccio, Amanda Migliaccio, Megan Graber, Moriah Graber, Maris Graber, Mandy Graber, Jessica Miller, Logan Luther, Gretchen Luther, Jacob Hunsley, and Dylan Hunsley; three great-grandchildren, Lucas Migliaccio, Ben Graber and Nicholas Migliaccio; brother, Dale (Margo) Luther of Carmel, IN; two sisters, Joan (Ron) Scherer and Sue (Randy) Nowicki, both of LaPorte; and several nieces and nephews.
Lauren was preceded in death by his parents and one grandchild, Loren Blankenship.
The family will receive friends at Haverstock Funeral Home and Cremation Services, LaPorte, on Wednesday, March 11, from 4 to 8 p.m. and Thursday, March 12, from 10 to 11 a.m. A life celebration will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with Rev. Bill Barnes officiating. Cremation will take place.
Memorial contributions may be made to the donor’s choice.
Messages of condolence may be posted below on WNLP, as well as at www.haverstockfuneralhome.com.