Wallace M. Dennis, 61, of Sands Rd, Saxon, died Friday, November 26, 2010 in Ashland.     Wally was born May 15, 1949, in Ashland, the son of the late Willard and Patricia (Van Ouwerkerk) Dennis.     After graduating from St. Ambrose High School in Ironwood in1967, he went to broadcasting school in Milwaukee. Wally then joined the Navy and was honorably discharged after four years of service.  He moved to New Orleans to become a police officer and after 30 years of service, retired and moved back to Saxon.     Wally was a member of the Saxon American Legion Mercier-Kero Post 371 and the Saxon dart and pool leagues.      Wally married the late Rosemarie Welch on September 10, 1981 in New Orleans.        His hobbies included watching westerns and wrestling, 4-wheeling, fishing, boating and hunting.       Wally married the late Rosemarie Welch on September 10, 1981,  in New Orleans.  She preceded him in death in 2009.     Surviving are his daughters, Kimberly (Kieron) Jones and Rene (Michael) Dolhon; grandchildren, TJ and Braedon Jones and Devin Dolhon; and brothers and sisters, Cathleen (Robert) Kuehl, Edward (Margie), Gene (Elaine), Joseph (Barbara), Dolores (Peter) Strand, Daniel (Nancy), Annette (Richard) Brown, LeeAnne (Gordon) Rundquist, John (Diane), Irene (Norman) Buntrock, Lori Dennis (Bill Byers), Donna (Steve) Galush and Alan.     Besides his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a daughter Jennifer in 1979 and a brother, David, in 2009.     A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday, November 30th, at 11 a.m. at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Saxon, with Father Paul Pare, O.S.M., celebrant.      Rite of Committal will take place at the church where full military honors will be accorded by the Mercier-Kero American Legion Post 371 Honor Guard.     Cremation will follow.     Visitation will be Tuesday at the church from 10 to 11 a.m.     Wally will be buried with his wife and daughter in Restlawn Cemetery, in Avondale, Louisiana at a later date.     Pallbearers will be Joseph, Edward, Gene, John and Daniel Dennis and Ron Peterson.     To view Wally's obituary online, sign the guestbook or express condolences, visit mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com     Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood.