Walter Russell Dick

August 19, 1931 - March 21, 2022

Dick, Walter R. "Buster" Age 90, of Edina, was born August 19, 1931 in St. Paul, MN to Russell and Irene (Slater) Dick. He was born to eternal life on March 21, 2022. His boyhood home was in St. Paul's Groveland neighborhood. He attended Nativity of Our Lord grade school, Cretin HS (1949), graduated from U of M School of Business, and served in the Army. For 33 years Walter was employed by the 3M Co. in the Treasury Dept. On March 2, 1957 Walter and Joanne Marie Louden were married. Together they raised 6 children in SW Mpls. Walter was a modest and faithful man. He will be greatly missed by his children: Timothy, Mary (Greg) Maloney, Greg (Wendy) Arens, Margaret (Neill) Sachs, Jane (Steve) Merta and Carolyn and 7 grandchildren: Robert, Matthew, Leo, Isabel, Kathryn, Marie and Emily; 19 nieces and nephews. We cherish the memories of annual trips to Woman Lake, swimming at Queen Beach and our bedtime ritual of prayers and bear hugs. Walter was preceded in death by parents, Russell and Irene and 2 sisters, Mary (Robert) Donaldson and Dorothy (Kenneth) Gardner. A special thanks to Lifespark staff at Yorkshire of Edina, Fairview Hospital staff and Accent Care Hospice. Mass of Christian burial (11AM), preceded by one hour of visitation, will be celebrated Saturday, April 9th at Christ the King Catholic Church 5029 Zenith Ave. S., Mpls. Burial at Fort Snelling. Memorials preferred to above church, Cretin-Derham Hall HS, 550 S. Albert St., St. Paul, 55116, or the Jesuit Retreat House, 8243 Demontreville Trail, Lake Elmo, MN 55042. Washburn-McReavy.com Edina Chapel 952-920-3996