Walter A. Brown, age 95, a resident of Des Plaines, Illinois since 1967 passed away May 19, 2024. Beloved husband of the late Joyce M. Brown. Loving father of Kenneth, Dave, Gary (Pam) Brown, and Judy (Ken) Kesseler. Proud grandfather of Barrett, Jessica (James Venable), and Casey Brown, Kevin, Jason (Gina), Kyle, and Sarah Kesseler. Dear brother of the late Albert Brown. Walter was born May 14, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Albert and the late Hattie (nee Brunke) Brown. He was a veteran of the US Navy.

A memorial visitation will be held Thursday, May 30, 2024 from 5:00 pm until military honors service at 7:30 pm at G.L. Hills Funeral Home, 745 Graceland Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois. Please omit flowers and consider a donation in Walter's name to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 840692, Dallas, TX 75284, https://www.heart.org/en/affiliates/illinois/chicago?form=FUNELYZXFBW, or the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741, https://donate.cancer.org/?campaign=default&lang=en. Funeral care provided by G.L. Hills Funeral Home and Cremation Center. For information, please call 847-699-9003 or visit www.glhillsfuneralhome.com.