WALTER B. SCHADT, son of Monroe and Catharine Schadt, was born in South Whitehall Township, Aug. 27, 1861. Like many of the successful businessmen of the county he was reared on the farm. Later he began working in the planing mills and in 1892 he became a member of the Kurtz Furniture Company, of Fullerton, of which he is the president. He has charge of a large number of the machines in the factory. Ms. Schadt filled the office of school director for six years, in Whitehall Township. During his term of office the schools of this township have been raised to a high standard, the high school being one of the best in the county. He and family are devoted members of the Reformed church at Fullerton. Mr. Schadt filled the office of trustee and Mrs. Schadt is the president of the Aid Society. In 1910 Mr. Schadt was elected a delegate to the State School Directors' Convention, at Harrisburg. In1883 he was married to Hannah Diefenderfer, a daughter of Owen and Pauline (Frederick) Diefenderfer.