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.