Walter Paul Karlewicz, 78, of Huntersville died December 7, 2016. He was born on December 26, 1937 in The Bronx, NY. Survivors include his wife Ilsa; sons, Rich and fiance Racquel of Queens, NY, Bob and wife Courtney of Oviedo, FL and Dave and wife Jenn of Charlotte; granddaughter, Lydia and brother, Peter.The family will receive friends from 1-3 PM at James Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Friday, December 9 at James Funeral Home with Rev. Kevin Burrell officiating. Interment will follow at Northlake Memorial Gardens.Because of his love for animals, memorials may be made to Best Friends, via bestfriends.org James Funeral Home is serving the family. www.jamesfuneralhomeLKN.com