Lawrence Frank Pelzel

Lawrence Frank Pelzel passed away on January 27, 2022. Lawrence was the second child born to Louis Pelzel Sr. and Mary Moeller Pelzel in Rowena, Texas on April 27, 1927. Lawrence married Iola Carruthers in 1976 at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Wall, Texas. He was a devoted Catholic and long-time member of St. Ambrose Church. Lawrence loved dancing, playing clarinet and guitar in the Pelzel Polka Band, and listening to polka music. He was known to all the nieces and nephews in the family as “Uncle Lolly” due to his jovial personality and kindred spirit. Lawrence began his farming career in 1957, in the Vancourt area of Texas, after honorable discharge from the United States Army. After retiring from farming, he worked another 16 years for Standard Testing Labs, an automotive tire durability testing facility, in San Angelo, Texas. Lawrence was the last surviving child of Louis Sr. and Mary Pelzel. He will be missed by all his nieces, nephews, and friends at Rio Concho Manor. Lawrence was preceded in death by his wife Iola, his parents Louis Sr. and Mary Pelzel, his older brother, Leroy Pelzel, and his sister-in-law Elaine Lange Pelzel, his sister Gladys Pelzel Braden, and brother-in-law Clifton Braden, and his younger brother Louis Pelzel Jr., and sister-in-law Diana Broz Pelzel. A rosary will be held at Harper Funeral Home in San Angelo, Texas at 6:00 PM on Sunday, January 30, 2022. The funeral mass will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, January 31, 2022, at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Wall, Texas. Interment will follow at St. Ambrose Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers for the service will be Aaron Braden, Alan Pelzel, Curtis Pelzel, Michael Pelzel, Richard Pelzel, and Pat Pelzel. Dennis Braden will serve as honorary pallbearer. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the St. Ambrose Cemetery Fund, Meals for the Elderly, The West Texas Boys Ranch, or a charity of your choice.