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Walter M. Scott, Jr., 87

Walter M. Scott, Jr., 87, of Lancaster, died Saturday night, July 28, 2012, at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Walter M. Sr. and Mary Meiskey Scott. Walter’s wife of 54 years, Mary Elizabeth Forberger, died in 2010.

A graduate of the former Lititz High School, Walter served in the US Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater, where he received the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with 6 campaign stars. He participated in the Liberation of the Philippines. Upon his return from the service, he worked in quality control at RCA in Lancaster and then for Woodstream Corp. in Lititz.

Walter is survived by his son Gregory J. Scott of Lancaster. His siblings Donald Scott and Mary Louise Bachman preceded Walter in death.

The Funeral will be held on Thursday, August 2, 2012, at the Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory, 414 E. King St., Lancaster, PA.  A Viewing will take place from10-11 AM Thursday at the funeral home. Interment with Military Honors will take place in Riverview Burial Park. In lieu of flowers, Memorial Contributions may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church, 440 St. Joseph St., Lancaster, PA 17603. To send the family online condolences, please visit SnyderFuneralHome.com. Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory 717-393-9661

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I’m very sorry to hear the loss of your dear loved one. This is one of the most difficult things we must face in life. May it comfort you to know that God deeply cares about “the lowly ones” and “the ones being crushed.” (Isaiah 57:15) Jesus’ teaching gives us great comfort found at John 5:28, 29 that tells us there will be a resurrection for our dear loved ones! Yes, we will eagerly await the day when we will be able to see our loved ones again and death will only be a thing of the past (Revelation 21:3-5) I pray that you will find comfort and strength in God’s word at this most difficult time.

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