Carl Walther Jr., a longtime resident of Sharon Springs, died at Albany Medical Center Hospital on Sunday, January 19, 2025. He was 83.
Born in Long Branch, New Jersey on March 4, 1941, he was the son of the late Carl and Adrienne (Capdeville) Walther Sr.
Carl was a 1960 graduate of Greenwich Central School and a veteran of the United States Air Force. While in Schoharie County, he worked in the audio/visual department at SUNY Cobleskill for twenty years, retiring from the college in 2004. He also worked at the town of Sharon transfer station for about thirty years and a longtime for SCHOPEG. While at SCHOPEG, he would record town, village, and county meetings to be broadcast locally, as well as maintain a list of upcoming events for the Access Channel.
Carl was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints in Central Bridge for fifty years. His pastimes were taking music lessons, playing the church organ, and enjoying the companionship of his dog, ‘Kinzie’.
Survivors include his wife, Louise (Barratt) Walther; three sons, Joshua Walther, Carl Walther III, and Dennis Faulkner; two daughters, Julie Walther and Angela Schmith; sixteen grandchildren, Oakley, Isabella, Marina, Marissa, Gabriel, Alexander, Jedidiah, Michael, Marc, Kimberley, Amanda, Brittney, Kelsey, Jessica, Chris, and Ashley; and nineteen great grandchildren.
He was predeceased by two siblings; Peter Walther and Carolyn McVicker.
Calling hours will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Friday, January 24, at Lappeus Funeral Home, Sharon Springs. Burial will be at a later date in the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Sharon Springs Central School music department, POB 218, Sharon Springs, NY 13459.
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