Wallace Carl Oswald age 75 of Sheridan passed away Monday May 20, 2013 at home. He was born March 14,1938 in Greenville the son of Carl H. and Selma Kelpien Oswald. Wally graduated from Greenville High School with the class of 1956 and was employed for the Stahlin Brothers and Rob Roy for 32 years. He married Mary Susan DeBlaay Dempsey in Grand Rapids on December 14, 1974. He was a member of St. Bernadette of Lourdes Catholic Church in Stanton and enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping, especially on the Northern Michigan property site. His family will remember him as a good husband, father and grandfather.
He is survived by his wife Sue, children; Kevin Oswald, Chris (Millie) Dempsey, Patrick Dempsey, Mike Dempsey, Joseph (Gail)Dempsey, and Daniel (Trisha) Dempsey, Dawn ( Mike) Hulbert, Kelly ( Mike) Lemon, Kara Oswald several grandchildren and great grandchildren, Sues siblings, Thomas (Barbara) DeBlaay, William (Susan) DeBlaay, John DeBlaay, Anne Rockwell and Nanette DeBlaay.
He was preceded in death by his parents Carl and Zelma and his sister Shirley Beech in 2007 and his 100 year old mother-in-law Frances DeBlaay in 2010.
A funeral Mass will be held 11 AM on Thursday morning May 23, 2013 at St. Bernadette of Lourdes Catholic Church in Stanton with Rev. Fr. Darrel C. Kempf as celebrant. A visitation will be Wednesday from 7 to 9 PM at Hurst Funeral Home, Greenville. Burial will be held with the family later in Resurrection Cemetery, Wyoming. Memorial contributions may be given to the American Cancer Society or St. Bernadette Church
