He was born on February 6, 1941 in Indianapolis, IN to the late Raymond L. Sr. and Mary (Burgen) Clifton. Wally graduated from Southwestern High School in 1959.
On May 26, 1962, he married Sandra "Sandy" Wiese in Lafayette at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. She preceded him in death on September 19, 2018.
Wally worked for Ross Gear and Tool Company and retired in 1989. He opened his own company, W&S Plumbing & Electric, in 1977.
He was a member of the Moose Lodge 1529, VFW and American Legion Post 492.
Wally enjoyed fishing in Canada, coin and toy train collecting and traveling to Hawaii and San Diego.
Surviving are his daughters, Cheryle (Tim) Pillow of San Diego, CA and Tami (Mike) Burchardt of New Haven, IN; his sisters, Nancy Ludlow of Franklin, IN, Sue Clifton (Sue) of Melbourne, Australia and Mary Ann Berlier (Bob) of Greenwood, IN; his 3 grandchildren: Kate (Chirag) Agrawal, Thomas (Samantha) Coveney, Zach (Mary) Burchardt, step grandchildren: Austin (Brittany) Pillow and Alyssa Pillow and his 2 great grandchildren: Mohan Agrawal and Nora Burchardt.
Wally’s brother Raymond L. Clifton Jr. proceeded him in death in 2019.
A Service will be held on Friday, May 17, 2024 at 12 p.m. at Fisher Funeral Chapel with burial following in St. Boniface Cemetery. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Memorial donations may be made to The Maui Strong Fund in loving memory of Wally.
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