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George S. Scholes, 90

September 17, 2016

George S. Scholes, 90, of Lancaster died September 17, 2016 at his home. He was the husband of the late Jeanne A. Ashmead, with whom he shared 42 years of marriage.
Born in Endeavor, Wisconsin, George was the son of the late Samuel E. and Edna Mae Scholes. He graduated from Brandon, Wisconsin High School at age 17 and joined the US Navy’s V12 program. George graduated with the rank of Ensign from the Midshipman’s School at Northwestern University in Chicago.
After training in ordnance at the Washington Gun Factory and Jacksonville Naval Air Station, he was assigned to ACORN52 in Guam. The unit occupied the Japanese Naval Base at Truk atoll in the Pacific. He served in the Navy for three years. Following the end of the Second World War, George studied at University of Wisconsin, graduating in 1948 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electric Engineering.
After graduation, George joined RCA in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, working there for 32 years as a design engineer for power tubes, sales manager for power tubes, and marketing manager for semiconductors. He then joined the Siemens Corporation in Iselin, New Jersey, where he worked for twelve years as director of marketing for discrete semiconductors.
George is survived by his long-time companion & fiancé, Norma Thomas of Lancaster, and by four children, Nancy Martin of Goodrich, Texas, Pam Taylor of Newport News, Virginia, Stanley Scholes of Kalispell, Montana, and David (Eileen) Scholes of Poughquag, New York. He is also survived by five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. George is survived by his sister, Verna Shipe of Salina, Kansas, and predeceased by his sister, Ardis Kissinger and brother, Eldred.
George enjoyed travel. He visited all 50 states and all 10 provinces of Canada. George also visited Mexico, Iceland, Belgium, England, Germany, Australia, Japan, Truk, Guam, New Guinea, Tahiti, St. Thomas, Nassau, St. Croix, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Barbados, Margarita Island, and Bermuda. He enjoyed traveling to Alberta, Canada to fish Winefred Lake.
He will be dearly missed by his family and his many friends, including his mall-walking buddies.
Friends will be received from 10-11 AM with a Memorial Service to follow at 11 AM on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at the Charles F. Snyder, Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA 17543. Military Honors will be rendered at the funeral home by Red Rose Veterans Honor Guard & by the Vet 21 Salute Team. Burial will be at a later date in Wisconsin.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Water Street Rescue Mission, Box 7267, Lancaster, PA 17604 or to Hospice & Community Care, 685 Good Drive, Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604.

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September 27, 2016

George will always be rememberd by his RCA Friends as it was a pleasure to work wih him. May GOD continue to bless George and his Family. Tom Yingst,Hershey Pa.

September 22, 2016

My sincere condolences to Norma and to George’s family. George, my neighbor and friend, led an active life and saw a lot of God’s creation. We have lost a valuable member of the “gretest generation”. George will be missed by all who knew him.

September 21, 2016

My husband and I would like to say how sad we are to hear of George’s passing.   He was a special person.    We were lucky enough to know George from his days at Siemens and have stayed in touch through the years.    Our deepest sympathy to family and friends.  
JR and Donna Infanger 

September 21, 2016

My sincerest condolences to the family!  I was privileged to meet George through has son and my good friend Stanley when he came to Montana to join Stan for fishing trip to Winefred Lake, Alberta, Canada. Our gang grew to a group of 16 on most years and we enjoyed a week together for many years!  I so looked forward to his arrival as we spent many hours visiting and sharing stories and yes, putting forth thoughtful ideas on how to solve the problems in Washington DC!  Sitting in a boat for hours on end gave us a great insight into another mans character and George ranked right up at the top!  Larry McRae

September 20, 2016

I would like to express my sympathy and condolances to Norma and to the family of George. I know he was loved and will be missed by all. I looked forward to meeting almost every morning with George and our “cronies” and discussing our views on many subjects and how we would solve the worlds problems. We told stories about our youth,places we had been,military exploits and other great adventures. I am saddened by his loss as I know many other of his friends are. Again, my heartfelt condolances.
L. E. Gene Keller

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Thursday, September 22, 2016
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Lititz, PA 17543
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