Tom Wood

Tom Wood, age 65 of Elmwood, Wisconsin died Thursday, November 15 at his home in El Paso Township after a long battle with cancer.
Funeral service for Tom will be on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 11 a.m. at Gilman Lutheran Church, Spring Valley with Rev. D. Peter Friberg officiating.  Visitation will be on Monday from 4-8 p.m. at Keehr Funeral Home, Spring Valley and also at church for 1 hour prior to the service on Tuesday.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.


Tommie Elden Wood, age 65, of Elmwood, Wisconsin died peacefully in his home on Thursday, November 15, 2012, surrounded by family and friends.
Tom was born April 22, 1947 to Vincent and Althea (Erickson) Wood in Red Wing, Minnesota.  He was baptized at Woodside Church in rural Baldwin.  Tome attended Spring Valley high School and graduated with the Class of 1965.
In 1968 Tom entered the military and served in the U.S. Army as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam and Germany.  He was an Airfield Commander in Germany and was honorably discharged as a Warrant Officer.  He attended college in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and attended Vo-tech for 2 years.  He worked as a tool and ide maker and a Class C C.N.C. Machinist all of his life.
On August 30, 1980 Tom married Ann Marie Koerble.
He was preceded in death by his father, Vincent E. Wood of Elmwood.
Survivors include his wife Ann of Elmwood; 2 children: Lisa Wood of Spring Valley; Eric Wood of Nevada, Missouri; 1 granddaughter Karyn Wood; mother Althea Wood of Elmwood; 3 brothers and 2 sisters:  Steven (Dawn) Wood of Elmwood; Dennis (Sandy) Wood of Elmwood; Kurt 'Ed' (Barb) Wood of Savage, Minnesota; Cheryl Wood and Renee Wood both of Somerset, Wisconsin; father-in-law and mother-in-law Donald and Edith Keorble of Campbellsport, Wisconsin; in-laws: Susan  (Michael) Marx of West Bend, Wisconsin; Thomas (Beverly) Koerble of Janesville, Wi.; Jean Bleskacek of Elmwood, Wi.; and John Koerble of Campbellsport, Wi.; many cousins, nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at Gilman Lutheran Church, Spring Valley with Rev. D. Peter Friberg officiating.  Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. Monday at Keehr Funeral Home, Spring Valley and also one hour prior to the service Tuesday at church.   Pallbearers were Lisa Wood, Eric Wood, Steven Wood, Dennis Wood, Kurt 'Ed' Wood; Jason Bleskacek; Jon Wood, Jason Wood.  Burial was in Gilman Lutheran Cemetery, Spring Valley with full military honors by the Rickerd-Danielson American Legion Post 227 of Spring Valley.