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David E. "Rocky" Walz
1954 - 2025
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David Walz Obituary
A private family memorial service was held on Thursday, September 11 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Inurnment was in the St. Andrew's Cemetery in Greenwald.
David Edwin Walz was born June 9, 1954 in Melrose, Minnesota to Walter and Leona (Worms) Walz. He graduated from Melrose High School in 1972. David lived on the family farm near Greenwald all his life and was a member of St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Greenwald.
Rocky enjoyed watching sports on TV and hearing updates of his great nephew Zach's high school sporting events.
Survivors include his sisters, Clarine Beier of Greenwald, Anita (Steve) Burg of St. Martin, and Deb (Pat) Keller of Greenwald; brother-in-law, Eldred Lieser of Paynesville; 16 nieces and nephews; many great nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and nephews.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral and Cremation Services of Melrose.
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