Fwd: SSVC Taps: Walter Klenzing passed away 8/2 (father of John Klenzing, girl’s volleyball coach

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From: SSVC Alumni

To: SSVC Alumni

Date: 08/05/2025 2:25 PM EDT

Subject: Fwd: SSVC Taps: Walter Klenzing passed away 8/2 (father of John Klenzing, girl’s volleyball coach

Good afternoon, I forgot to include John Klenzing’s brother Walter (Tony) Klenzing Jr. in my original notification about their father. Tony was a houseparent and midget football team coach. His address is:

1130 Westgate Drive

Chambersburg, PA 17201

Thank you, John for letting me know.

Thank you, everyone for keeping John and Tony and their families in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

Scotland Family Forever!

Your Scotland Sister,

Vickie “Portner” Cook ’73

Secretary

SSVC Alumni Association

GoCadets2015@comcast.net

717-698-8905 (Please leave a message)

www.ssvcalumni.org (check it out)

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From: SSVC Alumni

To: SSVC Alumni

Cc: “74 Beck, Ken” , “Croutz, 70 George” , “Lowe, 70 Jim” , “Shaw, ’75 Dave”

Date: 08/05/2025 6:28 AM EDT

Subject: SSVC Taps: Walter Klenzing passed away 8/2 (father of John Klenzing, girl’s volleyball coach

Good morning Scotland family & friends, you may or may not know that John Klenzing’s father, Walter Klenzing Sr. passed away August 2. John was the girls’ volleyball coach at Scotland.

Graveside services will be private. A celebration of life will be held on Sunday August 24, 2025, from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM at the Knights of Columbus 336 E. Garfield Street, Chambersburg, PA 17201.

If you would like to send a card of condolences, John’s address is:

John Klenzing

PO Box 481

Scotland, PA 17254

Thank you , for keeping John and his family in your thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time.

Thank you , John, for sharing your sad news about your father.

Obituary

Walter C. Klenzing, Sr., 81, of Chambersburg, PA, unexpectedly went to be with the Jesus on August 2, 2025, at Chambersburg hospital with his family by his side.

He was born on August 22, 1943 in Chambersburg, PA. He was the son of the late Clyde Klenzing (killed in WWII) and Emma (Creamer) Klenzing, Bowman, Henry.

Aside from his parents, he was also preceded in death by his step-father Carl Henry, sister Patricia (Klenzing) Caldwell, and brother Ronald Bowman.

He was a 1962 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. He was retired after working for many years for the Minute Maid Co., a branch of the Coca-Cola Co. He also worked part time for BAPS as a driver for several years.

He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Judith (Potkalitsky) Klenzing, whom he married on July 20, 1963, and his two sons, Walter “Tony” Klenzing, Jr. (Tina) and John Klenzing (Nora). He has 6 grandchildren, Joshua, Jordan, Jamie, Ariana, Amaiah, and Amarri, and 5 great-grandchildren.