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J Woodrow Walz - Class Of 1931 VIEW PROFILE

J Woodrow Walz

J. Woodrow Walz Sr.

Oct. 30, 1912 - Dec, 13. 2002

J. Woodrow Walz Sr., 90, passed away on Friday, Dec. 13 at Countryside Place Nursing Home in Mishawaka. He was born on Oct. 30, 1912, in South Bend to John and Ida (Ullery) Walz. On Aug. 31, 1935, in South Bend, he married the former Emmagene Ullery.

Survivors include his wife, Emmagene Walz of South Bend; a son, J. Woodrow Walz Jr. (Carmen) of Pinellas Park, Fla.; two daughters, Carole L. (Dr. James) Prawat of Richmond, Ind., and Linda M. (Dennis) Kring of Sherrill, Iowa; ten grandchildren, Steven Prawat, Scott Prawat, Stephanie Mitchell, Susan Gilespie, Stacey Arnold, Stuart Prawat, Jeffrey Kring, Kathy Kring, Eric Walz and Michael Walz; nine great grandchildren; and one brother, Richard Waft of South Bend.

Mr. Walz had been a Sales Engineer in the Landing Gears and Brakes Division of Bendix for over 35 years. He retired in 1978. He was a member of Elks Lodge #235 BPOE, the Scotish Rite Valley of South Bend, Masonic Lodge #45 F 8 AM, and the Orak Temple. Mr. Walz had been a member of Grace United Methodist Church for over 75 years.

Funeral services for J. Woodrow Walz Sr. will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002, at 11 a.m. in the Grace United Methodist Church in South Bend. Burial will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Family and friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday in the Forest G. Hay Funeral Home. Memorial contribu-tions may be made to Grace United Methodist Church or to Hospice of St. Joseph County. 

Source: Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com, and FindAGrave.com

08/22/2023 EJS

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37216372/j-woodrow-walz



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