Walter Jr.

Ralph C. "Chuck" Walter Jr., 67, of Meridian died Tuesday at the Sugar Creek Rest, Worthington.

Born Jan. 20, 1941, in McKeesport, he was a son of the late Ralph C. Sr. and Anna Rainey Walter.

He was self-employed in the family business of R.C. Walter & Sons, a True Value hardware store, formerly ServiStar, in Boston, Pa.

Mr. Walter was a graduate of the Waynesburg Business College and earned his masters in business administration from Duquesne University.

He was a life member of the McKeesport Gun Club and the NRA and had won many awards for his shooting accuracy. His passions were hunting, hiking and fishing.

He also was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church of Boston, Pa.

Surviving are his wife, Mary Ellen Snyder Walter, whom he married Sept. 15, 1983; a daughter, Marianne Walter and her fiancé, Tom Norris, both of Butler; a son, Richard Walter and his wife, Vicky, of San Antonio, Texas; a brother, Robert Walter and his wife, Dorothy, of Elizabeth Township; three granddaughters; two step-granddaughters; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.

<B>WALTER</B> — Private family funeral services were held for Ralph C. "Chuck" Walter Jr., who died Tuesday, May 20, 2008. Burial was at the Greenlawn Burial Estates.Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Greater Pennsylvania Chapter, 1100 Liberty Ave., Suite E-201, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.Arrangements were handled by the <B>Geibel Funeral Home</B>. Please sign the guest book at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.