Walter Richard Korth, age 90, of Cape Coral, Florida passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 and has joined his beloved wife Deanna and son Richard. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on September 18, 1930.
Walter is survived by his sister Evelyn Tennant, his daughters Sandy Korth, Sharon Mancuso, Debra Cotterell, Dori Berger and his grandchildren Kyle Mancuso, Adam Mancuso, Emilie Mancuso and Zechariah Berger.
He graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Forestry at Penn State. Upon graduation, Walter worked as a forester in Delaware and later joined International Harvester in Illinois and Connecticut, initially as a product engineer to the forest industry and eventually as regional sales manager of heavy equipment. After seventeen years at International Harvester, he moved to State Equipment in Pennsylvania and then to Dow & Company, Inc. in upstate New York again in sales management. Remaining in upstate New York Walter worked for Lancaster Stone in construction material sales until retirement at which time he moved to Florida.
While living in East Aurora, New York Walter volunteered and held the position of Chairman on both the Fair Apportionment of Infrastructure Revenue (FAIR) Committee and Aurora Republican Committee. He was also elected as Director of the New York State Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America. Walter and Deanna were actively involved in the community’s annual Toy Fest. When younger, they had fun square dancing and as they got older they went on multiple cruises. They enjoyed attending the games at Penn State and cross-country skiing in the winter. Walter loved being involved with the community, church and both local and national politics. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge 61 in Wilkes-Barre for 70 years. Walter, also known to his friends and colleagues as “Wally”, was outgoing and deeply appreciated the many friendships he developed throughout his life.
Services and interment will be private. Donations in Walter’s memory can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at https://www.stjude.org/ or Shriner’s Hospitals for Children at https://lovetotherescue.org/.
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