RW "Wally" Doyle

RW "Wally" Doyle obituary

RW "Wally" Doyle

RW Doyle Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Ballweg & Lunsford Funeral Homes - LaFayette from Jul. 31 to Aug. 4, 2025.

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RW "Wally" Doyle, 92, of LaFayette passed away at home on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. He retired from RJ Reynolds and was an Army veteran serving in the Korean War. Wally enjoyed gardening and working in his yard, creating a beautiful space for his family. He is predeceased by his wife of 57 years at her passing in 2019, Margie E. (Grevelding) Doyle. Wally is survived by three children, Lori (Beef Hale) Keeler-Doyle, Michael (Deb) Doyle and Lisa (John) Doyle Miller; seven grandchildren, Amanda Marais, Matthew Burr, Ben Burr, Josh Miller, Erin Hannan, Abaigeal Doyle and Morgan Doyle; three great grandchildren, Sparrow, Sky and Madelyn; brother in law, Bill Grevelding; several nieces and nephews and a very special grand-niece, Shannon Jones. Funeral Mass will be Friday, 10AM, August 1, 2025, at Our Lady of Hope Church, Syracuse, NY. Burial will follow at Onondaga Valley Cemetery.

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