WALTER ORR GOEHRING II

1942 - 2016

WALTER ORR GOEHRING II

1942 - 2016

BORN

1942

DIED

2016

WALTER GOEHRING Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers from Oct. 22 to Oct. 23, 2016.
GOEHRING WALTER ORR II
Age 74, of McCandless Twp., on Wednesday, October 19, 2016, with his loving family at his side. Beloved husband of the late Helen E. Goehring; loving father of Orr (Elizabeth) Goehring and Joe (Debra) Goehring; dear grandfather of Emily, Michael, Isabella, Felicia, and William; brother of Robert Warren Goehring of O'Hara Twp. and Thomas James Goehring of Concord, CA. He was born in Pittsburgh, September 25, 1942, to the late Walter Orr Goehring and Lucille G. Goehring. He earned an MBA in Hospital Administration from the University of Chicago and served as Vice President of Administration for Passavant Hospital from 1978 to 1995, where he was instrumental in implementing an MRI facility and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Services program. He played guitar, learned to fly a Cessna, and enjoyed ham radio. He had a quiet strength, dry wit, and above all, a deep and abiding love for his family. He will be deeply missed. Family will receive friends on Sunday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at DEVLIN FUNERAL HOME, 806 Perry Highway, North Hills. A funeral service will be held at Devlin Funeral Home on Monday, October 24, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. Interment private.

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806 Perry Highway, Pittsburgh, PA 15229

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