Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Walter, Jeanette S. October 20, 2009
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  Published in the Lebanon Daily News  on 10/22/2009  
  Walter, Jeanette S.    
   
   
  Jeanette S. Walter LEBANON Jeanette Sprecher Walter, died Tuesday, October 20, 
  2009, in the Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon. Born in 1923, she was the 
  daughter of the late John H. Sprecher and Mary Landis Sprecher of Lebanon. She 
  was a graduate of Lebanon High School in 1940, College of Wooster with a B.A. 
  degree in psychology in 1944, Pennsylvania State College with an M.S. degree in 
  psychology in 1949, and The National School of Landscape Design in 1964. After 
  graduation from Wooster during WWII, she worked in the Home Service Department 
  of the American Red Cross in Lebanon. In 1946, she took a position as Assistant 
  Executive Director of the Harrisburg Girl Scout Council. Throughout her life, 
  she served as a volunteer in many community activities, as well as continued 
  studies in Horticulture and Landscape Design. She was a member of the Board of 
  Directors of YWCA's in Schenectady, N.Y., and West Chester. In 1985, she was 
  awarded an "Outstanding Woman of the Year Award" by the YWCA of Greater West 
  Chester. She was a driver for Meals on Wheels, member of the Springfield 
  Woman's Club, A.A.U.W., and an Alumni Representative for the College of Wooster 
  in various area high schools, as well as vice-president of her college class. 
  An avid gardener, she served on the Board of Directors of the Schenectady, 
  Springfield, and West Chester Garden Clubs, exhibited in area flower shows, and 
  was one of the original Associates of the Arthur Hoyt Scott Horticultural 
  Foundation of Swarthmore College. Active in the PA Horticultural Society and 
  civic planning, she was given an Honors Award for "Contributions in 
  Horticulture" by the PA Federation of State Garden Clubs. A member of 
  Westminister Presbyterian Church of West Chester, she served as an Elder, 
  chaired the Committee on Women and the Church for the Donegal Presbytery, 
  President of the Ecumenical Housing Group of West Chester, member of the 
  Religious Council of Greater West Chester, and Board of Trustees of the PA 
  Foundation of Pastoral Counseling. After returning to Lebanon in 1986, she 
  joined St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church where she served on the Board of 
  Trustees and various church committees. Jeanette was an avid bird watcher, a 
  master gardener, and cherished animals (particularly Boston Terriers, 
  especially Miss Molly). She was loved and was active in the Lebanon Community. 
  She was the last of her immediate family. Surviving are cousins, Frank A. Hunt 
  of Lebanon, Jean Hunt of New York, N.Y., and Robert Burns of New York, N.Y.; 
  and loving friends, Wendy Wenger of Schaefferstown and Ann Coval of Manheim. 
  She was preceded in death by cousins, Lee Blyler, Neil Conver, and Jean Landis 
  Hunt. Graveside services will be held on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in the Richland 
  Cemetery. A celebration of life service will follow at 10:30 a.m. from St. 
  Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 600 S. 12th St., Lebanon. In lieu of flowers, 
  contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Lebanon County; or St. 
  Andrew's Presbyterian Church. 
  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 10/22/2009  
  
  
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