Walter C. Somers, 79, of Shippensburg, passed away the morning of Sunday, December 22, 2024 at the Chambersburg Hospital.
He was born on November 24, 1945 in Huntingdon PA, a son of the late Ernest Duane and Bettie J. (Priem) Somers. He married Linda L. Shearer on April 9, 1976.
Walter was a 1963 graduate of the Shippensburg High School and a United States Air Force Veteran who served during the Vietnam War. He retired in 2006 as a programmer from Ingersoll Rand in Shippensburg. Walter was patriotic and took great pride in his service to our country as a veteran. He loved to read, had a passion for computers, and was a member of the NRA.
In addition to his wife of 48 years, Linda L. Somers of Shippensburg, he is survived by one daughter, Charity Fry and husband Colby of Shippensburg; four grandchildren, Stacey Fetterhoff and companion Matthew Day, Megan Shoemaker and companion Owen Dechene, Andrew Fry, and Mia Fry; three great-grandchildren, Brandon, Zachary, and Kylee Fetterhoff; and three siblings, Brian K. Somers and wife Gaye of Orrstown, Larry D. Somers and wife Christine of Lake Mead, PA, and Pamela D. Orr of Chambersburg.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Robert Shoemaker.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc. Per Walter’s wishes, there will be no viewing or visitation.
Walter will be privately laid to rest in the Spring Hill Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Minutemen of the American Legion Post #223, 100 Dykeman Road, Shippensburg, PA 17257.
Online condolences may be expressed at the funeral home’s website.
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