Walter William Ferchland, 91, of Gettysburg, died, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at the Gardens of Gettysburg.
Walter was born in Brooklyn, New York, on May 13, 1928. He was the oldest son of Walter and Mary Railly Ferchland and the last survivor of their three children.
Walter often said the joy of his life was marrying his childhood sweetheart, Doris, on Nov. 11, 1950, the beginning of a 70-year romance. They bought their first home in Levittown, N.Y., and raised their children there. Walter worked as an accountant at the Hempstead Bus Company and later oversaw a depot of over 500 drivers and mechanics for the Long Island Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority (MSBA). He was loved by his employees and was honored for his 28 years of service by MSBA administration when he retired in 1990.