Curvin Z. "Pete" Orr was born on 22 July 1926 at
Stewartstown, York Co., Pennsylvania. He died on 21 February 1999 at
York Hospital, York, York Co., Pennsylvania, at age 72; Obituary from the 23 Feb. 1999 York Daily Record:
"STEWARTSTOWN - Curvin Z. "Pete" Orr, 72, of Stewartstown, died Sunday at York Hospital. He was the husband of Daisy Marie (Hersey) Orr. The couple observed their 36th wedding anniversary Dec. 21.
The service will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the Olewiler and Heffner Funeral Home, 35 Gotham Place, Red Lion. Burial will be in Mount Rose Cemetery, with military rites by Stewartstown American Legion.
Viewing will be 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, with a Masonic funeral rite by Shrewsbury Masonic Hall Lodge 423 at 8:45 p.m. at the funeral home. Visitation will be 9:30 to 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Mr. Orr was born July 22, 1926, in Stewartstown. He was the son of the late Collin H. Orr and Ida H. Zeigler.
He was a supervisor at Caterpillar, Inc., retiring in 1989 after 34 years of service. He was a member of Stewartstown Presbyterian Church, Benedict Meade Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7046, American Legion Post 455, Shrewsbury Free and Accepted Masons 423, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Red Lion Scottish Rite Club, Zembo Temple AAONMS, York County Shrine Club, Tall Cedars of Lebanon 30, First Capital High 668, Square Club 1052 and Caterpillar Retirement Club, and life member of TCL. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
Mr. Orr also is survived by two sons, Dennis Orr of Stewartstown and Douglas C. Orr of New Freedom; four daughters, Kathleen M. Dellinger and Neika L. Hobbs, both of York, Debora K. Heiner of Delta and Heidi L. Orr of Stewartstown; 10 grandchildren; a brother, Cletus W. Orr of York; and two sisters, C. Ellen Heaps of Maryland and Janet L. Winemiller of York.
Officiating at the service will be the Rev. Douglas M. Beltzner of Stewartstown Presbyterian Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mason-Dixon Public Library, 2 N. Main St. Stewartstown 17363."