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1939
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2025
Raymond Walls Obituary
Born: January 6, 1939 in Joliet, IL
Died: March 14, 2025 in Joliet, IL
With great sadness, we share the passing of Raymond C. Walls on March 14, 2025, surrounded by his family.
Raymond was born on January 6, 1939 to the late Robert Raymond Walls and Lorraine M. (nee Schultz) Welter.
He married the love of his life, Catherine M. (nee Gutnik) Walls on July 4, 1959 and they enjoyed 63 years of marriage.
Loving father of Cathy (Mark) Siegel, Carl (Pam) Walls, Karen (Mike) Kapinus and Charles Walls.
Dearest grandfather of Carl (Jenny) Walls Jr., Staci Kapinus, Brian (Abbi) Kapinus, Alyssa (Bob) Mota and Mark Siegel, Jr.
Loving great-grandfather to many great grandchildren.
Survived by siblings, Christine Cravens and Matt Welter. Preceded in death by his wife, his parents, his siblings, Jacqueline Stewart, Robert Walls, Daniel Welter and his granddaughter, Kaitlyn (Walls) Clifton.
As per his wishes, Raymond had a private memorial with his family.
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