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…