Walter M. Liechti, 83, of 329 Cloverdale Avenue, Canonsburg, died Thursday, November 12, 1998, in his home. Mr. Liechti was a 1934 graduate of Canonsburg High School and was retired from the former Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Canonsburg. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Liechti was a member of First United Methodist Church of Canonsburg; a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 191 of Canonsburg; a member of American Legion Post 902 of Houston; and a member of Canon Lodge 204 Knights of Pythias for more than 50 years. On August 22, 1942, he married Ruth Stimpson, who died October 29, 1992. Surviving are a son, Fred E. Liechti of Clinton; a daughter, Laura L. Dugan of Peters Township; a grandson, James Dugan; and a sister, Selma Boyer of Lenox, Iowa. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Saturday, November 14, 1998Walter M. Liechti
Retired from Fort Pitt Bridge Works
Born February 5, 1915, in Canonsburg, he was a son of Frederick and Margaret Barnum Liechti.