Remembering the life, death and legacy of Purple Heart recipient Lawrence Petro
MOUNT CARMEL - Lawrence J. "Butch" Petro, 69, of 51 E. Railroad St., died suddenly Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He was born in Bloomsburg, Nov. 23, 1948, a son of the late Lawrence Petro and Robert and Charlotte Michaels. Butch was a lifelong resident of the Mount Carmel and Catawissa areas. He was educated in Southern Columbia Schools and worked for numerous employers doing construction and mine work. He then became self-employed opening the Petro...
