D. Dale Walter

April 4, 1923 - June 9, 2020

D. Dale Walter, 97, Elkhart, formerly of Goshen, died 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at Elkhart Meadows. He was born April 4, 1923 in Elkhart County, to Henry & Gertrude (Welscott) Walter. On August 28, 1944, he married Betty Jean (Huey) Walter and she died March 28, 2018. Surviving are sons, Steven (Esther) Walter, Goshen, twins, Phillip & David Walter, Foraker, 2 grandchildren, Jeffery (Kelsey) Walter, Pierson, Iowa, Kimberly Walter, Goshen, 1 great-grandchild, McKinley Walter, step-grandchildren, Grant (Rhonda) Schrock, Wakarusa, Quinn (Katrina) Schrock, Topeka, Joel (Gloria) Schrock, Screven, Georgia, Crysta (Reggie) Beachy, Rolette, North Dakota, Larisa (Lance) Dell, Middlebury and 18 step-great-grandchildren. Preceding him in death are his parents, wife, 3 infant children, Billy Walter, Dale Allen Walter & Peggy Ann Walter, siblings, Lilly Postma, Violet Miller, Glen Walter, Robert Walter, Arthur Walter and Daniel Walter. Dale was a foreman of Goshen Iron and Metal and a farmer. He was a 1942 graduate of New Paris High School. Dale volunteered for the Foraker Fire Department for over 50 years. He was a member of Maple Grove Church of the Brethren. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Saturday, June 13, 2020 and one hour prior to the 2 p.m. funeral service on Sunday, June 14, 2020, all at Rieth-Rohrer-Ehret Funeral Home, 311 S. Main St., Goshen. Pastor Bailey Horn will officiate. Burial will follow at Union Center Cemetery. Memorial donations may be directed to the Foraker Fire Department. Online condolences may be sent at www.rrefh.com