Jimmy Alan Walz, age 59 of Amery, Wisconsin passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2010 at the St. Croix Regional Medical Center after a tough battle with cancer. He was born on November 20, 1950 in Wichita, Kansas to Raymond and Helen Walz. He served in the United States Army from August 22, 1968 to April 2, 1970, and fought in Vietnam. He was married to Cherokee Johnson and had two children, Waylon Walz and Angela Sherman. Jimmy was then united in marriage to Lori Shonts on April 25, 1998 with whom he spent the remainder of his happy years with. He was an auto mechanic for most of his life, and loved hunting, fishing, being outdoors and fixing and building computers for people. Jimmy and Lori spent three years selling different kinds of things at a flea market. He is preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his loving wife Lori, daughters Mary Christine and Angela Sherman, son Waylon, Lori's children Rebecca Levesque, Marvin Deere and Irene Deere, a sister Betty (Paul) Wolfe, two brothers Johnny (Janet) Walz and Clancy (Annette) Walz, 13 grandchildren and many other loving relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at the Congregational Church in Amery with Pastor Barry Schaefer officiating. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.