Dr. Walter M. Dunnett, age 94, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Sunday, February 24, 2019, at home. He was born July 5, 1924 in Tayport, Scotland.

Walter served as Assistant Rector at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Glen Ellyn, IL. Born in Tayport, Scotland, Fr. Dunnett received his B.A., M.A., M.Div. from Wheaton College, S.T.M. from Luther Northwestern Seminary, D.W.S. from the Institute for Worship Studies and his Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University. He also served as a college professor in Bible and New Testament Greek for 40 years. He was ordained as Priest in the Episcopal Church in 1992 and served as Priest Associate at Church of the Messiah in Minnesota (1992-1997) and has been at St Mark's since 1998.

He is survived by his wife, Dolores Eddy Dunnett; his son, Mark McGregor Dunnett; his daughter, Sharon Dunnett Farra; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and his sister, Eileen Resch.

He was preceded in death by his brother, David Resch.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 393 N. Main St., in Glen Ellyn, IL. Interment will be private.

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