Dale W Wood

Dale W. Wood, 83 of Grand Island, died Friday, April 25, 2014 at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island surrounded by his family and friends in a room full of love.



Memorial Services will be 10:30 A.M. Friday, May 2, 2014 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Inurnment will be at a later date at Westlawn Memorial Park. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date.



Dale was born on February 21, 1931 to Walter and Argyle (Schultz) Wood in Central City, Nebraska. He grew up in Central City. Dale was united in marriage to Beverly Davis on September 8, 1951 in Grand Island. He spent his adult life in the Grand Island area. He served in the National Guard for 4 years. Dale worked in construction and as a truck driver most of his life. He owned Wood Brothers Land Leveling with his brothers in the late sixties and early seventies. Then he worked as a truck driver for National By-Products, then Platte River By-Products, retiring in 2000. After retirement he worked summers for Nebraska Game and Parks doing maintenance at Mormon Island and surrounding parks until 2011 when he retired completely. He enjoyed wood working and puttering in his shop. He loved evenings spent on the back porch watching the squirrels, listening to the birds and visiting with loved ones. Dale and Beverly enjoyed summer camping trips with their kids and grand kids. Most of all, he enjoyed time spent with all of his family regardless of where they were or what they were doing.



Survivors include his wife, Beverly; daughters and sons-in-law, Diana Rogers of Grand Island, Gayle and Dennis Miller of Grand Island; son and daughter-in-law, Barry and Ruth Wood of Grand Island; granddaughter, Heather Monson and her husband, Andrew and their children, Konner and Madsen of Grand Island; granddaughter, Crystal Miller and her fianc Adam Wolfe of Lincoln; grandson, Adam Miller and his wife, Jama Obermiller and their children, Austin, Addison, Emery, Barret, and Cutler of Grand Island; grandsons, Jim and his wife Lorri Rogers of Grand Island; Jeff and his wife, Amber Rogers of Broken Bow; Jason and his wife, Holly Rogers of Scottsbluff, and Justin and his wife, Jenn Rogers of Brookfield, CO; granddaughter, Rhonda Rogers of Columbus; 5 step grandchildren and their families; brothers and sisters-in-law, Richard and Darletta Wood of Grand Island, Dean and Gertrude Wood of Central City, Gary and Julia Wood of Grand Island, Tom and Rena Wood of Whittier, CA; sisters and brother-in-law, Joan Bushhousen of Grand Island, Carol Bushhousen, of Elba, and Janet and Rick Schneider of Tampa, FL.



Dale also will be greatly missed by his special four-legged baby, Susie, and the grand-dogs he enjoyed so much.



Dale was preceded in death by his parents; brother, James A. Wood; son-in-law, James E. Rogers, Sr.; brothers-in-law, Allard Bushhousen, Terry Bushhousen and Eddy Gardner.