Grandson of Porsche founder Ferdinand Porsche, Gerhard Porsche, passes away
Gerhard Porsche died on 30 October at the age of 88. A farewell ceremony for the grandson of the Porsche founder will be held on 17 November in the Austrian town of Thalgau.
Gerhard Porsche passed away surrounded by family, according to an obituary from the Austrian funeral agency Schoosleitner Bestattung. The cause of death has not been disclosed.
The farewell ceremony is scheduled for 17 November and will take place in the Markus funeral hall in the town of Thalgau. The urn containing his ashes will later be buried privately within the family.
Porsche was the son of Ferry Porsche and the brother of Wolfgang Porsche, who chairs the supervisory boards of Porsche AG and Porsche Automobil Holding SE.
In Carinthia, Gerhard Porsche founded an automobile museum. Its collection includes rare Porsche, Rolls-Royce, and Bentley cars, as well as racing cars and motorcycles.
His grandfather, Ferdinand Porsche, founded the Porsche automobile company in 1931 in the German city of Stuttgart. The brand is now part of the Volkswagen Group.
