Leonard A. Wood Obituary, Farwell, Clare County, Michigan

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Obituary from the Clare County (Michigan) Review, Oct. 19, 200l

Leonard A. Wood, age 87, of Farwell passed away on October 8, 200l at
the Masonic Pathways of Alma. He was born the son of Alfred and Evelyn
(LaMode) Wood on April l, 1914. He married Helen M. Fogg on November
16, 1935 in Detroit.
Leonard was a retired member of the Carpenter's Union,former owner
of Wood's Hardware of Houghton Lake and a very talented artist who
enjoyed many styles of painting. He was also a long-standing member of
the Masonic Lodge. He and his wife moved to Farwell in 2000 after
spending most of their retirement years in Florida and North Carolina
area.
Leonard is survived by his wife Helena, a resident at Masonic
Pathways of Alma; brother Jack; sisters Lee, Peggy, Dorothy, and Sally; three
children: Doug and Lola Wood of Arizona, Kathleen Turpin of New Jersey,
and Thomas and Janis Wood of White Lake, MI. He also leaves many
grandchildren including Ron and Pam (Wood) Grider of Farwell and seven
other grandchildren from out of state; 13 great grandchildren; and five
great-great grandchildren. His parents and a brother Don preceded him
in death.
Mr. Wood requested to be cremated with only a private family
service. The Dewey Funeral Home in Alma made arrangements. Memorials
may be made to the Masonic Pathways of Alma or Hospice of Central
Michigan.