Robert Douglas Woods

1915 - 2004  (88 years)

• Name	Robert Douglas Woods
  Birth	23 Sep 1915	Rudyard, Chippewa, MI
  Gender	Male
  Census	19 Mar 1920	Swan Lake, Emmet, IA ; age 4, born MI, living with parents
  Census	7 Apr 1930	Center, Emmet, IA ; age 14, born MI, living with parents
  Census	12 Apr 1940	Center, Emmet, IA ; age 23, born MI, H4 ed, farmer, living with parents
  Death	17 Jul 2004	Estherville, Emmet, IA
  Burial		Lincoln Township Cemetery, Dolliver, IA
  Person ID	I19219	Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2017

  
  

  Father	Robert Elsworth Woods,   b. 18 Jan 1877, Lone Tree, Johnson, IA d. 8 Jun 1959, Estherville, Emmet, IA (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Elsie E Brood,   b. 2 May 1885, Illinois d. 10 Apr 1963, Estherville, Emmet, IA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	5 Jan 1910	Estherville, Emmet, IA
  Notes	from "Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996" (ancestry.com) On 5 Jan 1910 in Estherville, Emmet, IA, Robert E Woods, 33, son of Robert T Woods & Minie Collins, married Eliza E Brood, 25, daughter of Peter C Brood & Mary Eisle.
  Family ID	F7200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gertrude Bernice Rasmussen,   b. 27 Mar 1914, Sandwich, DeKalb, IL d. 17 Jul 1996, Estherville, Emmet, IA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	20 Aug 1977
  Family ID	F7503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2017

  
  

• Notes

  from "The Estherville Daily News", 19 Jul 2004 (posted by John Rueter on findagrave.com) Gruver ? Funeral services for Robert D. Woods, 88, of Gruver will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 at First Presbyterian Church in Gruver with the Rev. Neal A. Armstrong officiating. Interment will be at Lincoln Township Cemetery, Dolliver. He passed away, July 17, 2004, at Rosewood Manor in Estherville. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Monday at the Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Chapel in Estherville. Robert Douglas Woods, the son of Robert Elsworth and Elsie (Brood) Woods, was born September 23, 1915, in Rudyard, Mich. He received his education in the Gruver schools graduating from Gruver High School. Robert lived and farmed his entire life in the Gruver area. On August 20, 1977, he was united in marriage to Gertrude (Rasmussen) Harvey in Gruver. Following their marriage the couple made their home in the Gruver area. Gertrude died July 17, 1996. Robert was a customer of the Gruver elevator for over 70 years. Along with farming, he enjoyed fishing and gardening in his leisure time. Bob was an avid Democrat. Robert was a member and Elder of the First Presbyterian Church in Gruver and also the Knights of Pythias. Left to cherish Robert's memory are his children, Ann (Harvey) Conover of Des Moines, Iowa; George Leroy Harvey of Minneapolis, Minn.; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; four nieces and nephews, Joan Woods Fisher of Sharpsburg, Md.; Carmen Woods Pfieffer of Springfield, Ill.; Elizabeth Woods Walsh of Iowa City; Ray Watts of Alexandria, Minn.; and one sister, Elna Woods Watts of Glenco, Minn. Preceding him in death were his wife; parents; and two brothers, Elsworth P. Woods and Raymond Perry Woods. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, July 19, 2004)