Ed Schenck

Chalmer Edward "Ed" Schenck, Jr., 79, of North Conway died July 15, 2010 at the Memorial Hospital in North Conway following a long illness. Born in Philadelphia, PA, the son of Chalmer and Linda (Parks) Schenck, Sr., he moved to the Mt. Washington Valley in the 1970's.
Ed was a US Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of North Conway American Legion Post # 95 in North Conway. He had been employed by the Philadelphia Gas Works for many years, had been a reporter for the former Reporter Press in North Conway for many years and had owned and operated the former Norman's Variety on North Conway
The family includes his sister, Ruth Brinkman of Mechanicsburg, PA and a niece and several nephews.
He was predeceased by two sisters, Virginia Fox and Betty Holbert and his partner John LaVelle.
Graveside services will be held Tuesday July 27, 2010 at 10 a.m. in the North Conway Cemetery. There will be no visiting hours.
The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements.