Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Obituary notes for Forrest M WOOD
The Bremen Enquirer, 6 August 1964, p. 8
Forest M. Wood
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at two o’clock in the First United Church of Christ for Forest M. Wood, 64 years old, who died at his home at Lake of the Woods Wednesday afternoon, July 29, from a heart attack. Rev. Marwood E. Rettig, pastor of the church, officiated. The body was then taken to Waynetown, where funeral and burial services were held Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Wood was born in Waynetown May 17, 1900. After graduation from Franklin College, he went to Plymouth High School, where he taught social studies and coached football, basketball, baseball, and track. In 1929 he went to South Ben as Riley High School’s first football coach. Wood left Riley in 1940 to become director of physical education and health for the South Ben School city. He served, in this post until his retirement in 1963. On August 13, 1963, he was appointed Portgage township trustee but he retired three months later because of ill health.
His first wife, the former Sina Tinsley, died May 4, 1953. He was married April 1, 1955, to Ruth I. Koontz of Bremen, who survives.
Also surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Emma Lou Jeffrey of Niles, Mich.; a son Richard E. Wood of Fenton, Mich.; one step-daughter, Mrs. Robert Miller of South Bend; one step-son, James Koontz of Bremen; one sister, Mrs. Florence Shade of Hillsboro; and three brothers, Marvin of Plymouth, Henry of Waynetown, and Gerald of Warsaw.
Forest M. Wood
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at two o’clock in the First United Church of Christ for Forest M. Wood, 64 years old, who died at his home at Lake of the Woods Wednesday afternoon, July 29, from a heart attack. Rev. Marwood E. Rettig, pastor of the church, officiated. The body was then taken to Waynetown, where funeral and burial services were held Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Wood was born in Waynetown May 17, 1900. After graduation from Franklin College, he went to Plymouth High School, where he taught social studies and coached football, basketball, baseball, and track. In 1929 he went to South Ben as Riley High School’s first football coach. Wood left Riley in 1940 to become director of physical education and health for the South Ben School city. He served, in this post until his retirement in 1963. On August 13, 1963, he was appointed Portgage township trustee but he retired three months later because of ill health.
His first wife, the former Sina Tinsley, died May 4, 1953. He was married April 1, 1955, to Ruth I. Koontz of Bremen, who survives.
Also surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Emma Lou Jeffrey of Niles, Mich.; a son Richard E. Wood of Fenton, Mich.; one step-daughter, Mrs. Robert Miller of South Bend; one step-son, James Koontz of Bremen; one sister, Mrs. Florence Shade of Hillsboro; and three brothers, Marvin of Plymouth, Henry of Waynetown, and Gerald of Warsaw.