Wallace "Wally" Mayhugh, loving husband of Victoria, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2016, in Henry Ford Hospice, Detroit.
                                                                                                                                                                            He was born April 15, 1928, in Polk City, IA, to Landon and Cora Mayhugh. He worked at the DesMoines Ordinance Plant in Ankeny and Harvest Bread Bakery in DesMoines. He also worked at his father's auto dealership and garage in Polk City before and after serving in the Army. He took his basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, and served during the Korean Conflict, stationed in Pusan, South Korea. He was honorably discharged as a staff sergeant in 1952.

He graduated from Grandview College with an associate degree, and from Upper Iowa University in 1963 with a BA degree in education.

Wally had a great passion for teaching, and was an Iowa schoolteacher for 33 years. He taught in various Iowa school districts, retiring in 1989 after 21 years with the Clinton Community School District.

Wally was loved by his students, and taught at Franklin, Baldwin and Jefferson elementary schools in Clinton. His favorite grade level was fourth grade. His school projects included building and shooting off rockets. He started a school popcorn business to raise money to purchase rockets. Another favorite school project was having students make globes.

He married Victoria NaBozny Aug. 14, 1971, in Jackson, MI. She was a reporter at The Clinton Herald. They lived in Ohio for three years, while Victoria worked at the Youngstown Vindicator newspaper. They moved to Scottsdale, AZ, in 1993, where Wally's oldest and beloved brother and sister-in-law, Landon and Betty Mayhugh resided. They moved to West Bloomfield, MI, in 2011, to be near Victoria's loving mother and family.

Wally loved automobiles and owned 25 cars during his lifetime, including many sports cars. Another passion was dancing, and he loved the disco era. He also loved going to Bible study, reading and his word search puzzles.

However, most of all, Wally will be remembered for his kindness, his great sense of humor, his jokes and his smile. He was always happy, and he loved making people laugh.

Survivors include two sisters, Arlene Stahl of Mesa, AZ, and Sandra Robertson of Bedford, TX; a sister-in-law, Betty Mayhugh of Mesa, AZ; and brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Norman and Alberta MacKenzie of Royal Oak, MI; and loving nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Landon and Dale; and twin sister, Louise Crabtree.

Family will receive friends in the church gathering space on Tuesday, Aug. 23, at 10:00 a.m. until the time of his Memorial Mass at 10:30 a.m. at St. Fabian Church in Farmington Hills, MI, followed by a military service. Memorial donations please to St. Fabian School; Monastery of the Blessed Sacrament, Farmington Hills, MI; or Henry Ford Hospice, Detroit.