Walter Briach Wallace Sr.
Walter Briach Wallace Sr., 86, of Washington, passed away Monday, April 2, 2018.
He was born December 7, 1931, in Johnstown, a son of Michael and Susan Briach Kovalchik.
He was a 1950 graduate of Johnstown High School, where he was a member of the varsity swim team. Following high school, he attended University of Pittsburgh in Johnstown.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving during the Korean War.
Mr. Wallace was a retired senior systems analyst/marketing manager for McGraw-Edison, then Cooper Power Systems and finally Eaton Corp.
He enjoyed his tenure as a Boy Scouts of America Cub Scoutmaster for Pack 1138.
Mr. Wallace was an active member of St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church, Washington, and volunteered for various church functions. He was also an active member of Men of Honor and loved reading and discussing the Bible and attending Bible study regularly.
He enjoyed playing music, saxophone, guitar and accordion and loved playing polka music. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and would always say, “Make sure you kiss the kids.”
He was an avid antique collector and enjoyed binge watching “American Pickers” on TV.
On June 11, 1960, he married Edith D Wallace, who passed away November 10, 2014.
Surviving are a daughter, Ginger Ann (David) Davis of Lancaster, Ohio; a son, Walter B. (Dena) Wallace Jr. of San Antonio, Texas; seven grandchildren, Sarah (Rudy) Renko, Melissa (Lauren) Foster, Benjamin (Jessica) Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Bret Wallace, Brooke Wallace and Vince Wallace; and two great-grandchildren, Ryan and Alexis Renko.
Friends will be received from 4 to 7 p.m., the time of a blessing service, Friday in Dale D. DeAngelo Funeral Home, 1290 Jefferson Avenue, Washington. Interment will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 9, in National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Cecil Township, with full military honors accorded by the U.S. Navy and American Legion Post 175, Washington.
A guest book is available at www.deangelocare.com.