Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Harwood, Frederick William 2004
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The Ionia Daily Sentinel-Standard, September 14, 2004
Frederick William Harwood, age 69 of Marshall died on September 11, 2004 at 
his home under the loving care of his family.  Mr. Harwood was born in Ionia, 
Michigan to Kenneth and Helen (Nichols) Harwood.  

He was raised in Ionia and graduated from Ionia High School in 1953. He then 
went on an attended Michigan State University where he earned a degree in 
Agriculture Engineering.  Mr. Harwood also earned both a graduate and masters 
degree (Purdue) in Agriculture Engineering.  Mr. Harwood served his country 
with five years of active service in the United States Air Force. His area of 
expertise was as navigator for KC97 (Airplane's used for refueling). He served 
five months in the Vietnam War. He had also been an ROTC and retired as a 
reservist. Mr. Harwood's two main occupations were working research and 
development for the USDA for 12 years and R &O again for private companies for 
another four years. He also spent 16 years working for the Michigan Department 
of Transportation retiring completely in 1995. On October 15, 1960 he married 
Kaye A. Green in Brooklyn, Michigan. She survives. The couple had resided in 
Marshall since 1976.

In his free time Mr. Harwood enjoyed his time as a member of Habitat for 
Humanity, MACS, and also the Marshall United Methodist Church. His many 
hobbies included, hunting, fishing, gardening, building homes, traveling 
(favorite locations include: Scotland, Bolivia, Trinidad and Japan), being 
active with Marshall's sister city (Koka-Cho), traveling around the country to 
see his family members, and spending time with friends and family. Fred has 
seen and done just about everything.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Pamela (Michael) 
Jonascu of Sierra Madre, Cal., Beth Schultz of Rochester, Minn., Wendy Goddard 
of Ann Arbor, five grandchildren, one sister, Avis Wahl of Belding, and 
numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by a sister, 
Marcia Porter.

Visitation for Mr. Harwood will take place on Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
at the Craig K. Kempf Funeral Home. The family will be present to receive 
visitors from 2 to 5 p.m. Cremation will follow. A memorial service 
celebrating his life will take place on Friday at 11 a.m. at the Marshall 
United Methodist Church. Interment of cremains will follow at Ft. Custer 
National Cemetery. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Habitat 
for Humanity. Assistance with memorials is available at the Kempf Funeral Home.


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