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son of John and Pauline (Goelzer) Woodford. He married Barbara Johnsen on August
25, 1956 in Oak Park and three sons were born to this union: Mark Woodford, Stuart
Woodford, and Geoffrey Woodford. He started his career at Brown, Brothers, Harriman
and Company in Chicago and worked at various other financial institutions throughout
Illinois. He was the Illinois State Treasurer from 1970 until 1971. They lived in
Chicago for many years before they retired to rural Hanover in the 1990s. Charles died
February 21, 2009 and is buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery in rural Galena.
Woods, Leona Catherine (Cliff) was born November 13, 1912 in Hanover and was the
daughter of Richard Henry and Hattie “Dot” (Cole) Cliff. She graduated from Hanover
High School in 1930 and from Brown’s College of Commerce. Leona married Vernon
C. Woods on July 6, 1951 in Clinton, Iowa and no children were born to this union.
Leona lived in the Quad Cities for many years where she worked at the Rock Island
Arsenal until she retired in 1967. They moved to Ellenton, Florida and later moved
back to Hanover. Leona died July 14, 1995 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Woods, Vernon Charles was born February 28, 1909 in Clinton, Iowa and was the son
of Valentine Cook “V.C.” and Laura Marie (Bunderson) Woods. He married Leona C.
Cliff of Hanover on July 5, 1951 in Clinton, Iowa and no children were born to this
union. He retired from the Rock Island Arsenal in 1966 and they moved to Ellenton,
Florida. Vernon died September 2, 1981 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Wullweber, Henry Leo was born August 25, 1892 in Galena, Illinois and was the son
of Bernard and Amelia (Dunkel) Wullweber. Henry farmed most of his life. He lived in
Blanding for a number of years and his later years in Hanover. Henry died October 4,
1982 and is buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Galena.
Wunder, Alfred John “A.J.” or “Al” was born July 8, 1918 in Rocky Ford, Colorado
and was the son of Alfred Peter and Myrtle (Ikelman) Wunder. He attended Western
Colorado State College in Gunnison. A.J. was a World War II U.S. Army Air Corps
Veteran. He married Iva Mildred “Millie” Davis on August 15, 1945 in Waldorf,
Maryland and two sons were born to this union: Ralph Davis Wunder and Randall
“Randy” Alan Wunder. The family moved to Hanover in 1952 and he was employed at
the Savanna Army Depot as Supervisory Quality Assurance Specialist, Ammunition
Surveillance. A.J. retired as the Chief of Conventional Ammunition at the Ammunition
School in 1973 after 30 years of service to the U.S. Government. He was also an awardwinning
artist. A.J. died December 13, 1993 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Wunder, Iva Mildred “Millie” (Davis) was born June 10, 1917 in Clark, South Dakota
and was the daughter of Hugh Edward and Iva Mildred (Burns) Davis. She grew up
near Clark then moved to town to work at the county courthouse for several years. In
1942 she went to Washington, D.C. and worked at the Pentagon. There she met her
future husband at the USO Club and she married Alfred John “A.J.” Wunder on August
15, 1945 in Waldorf, Maryland. Two sons were born to this union: Ralph Davis
Wunder and Randall “Randy” Alan Wunder. The family moved to Hanover in 1952.
Millie died July 21, 2002 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Wunderlin, Elizabeth “Liz” May (Jeidy) was born February 6, 1905 in Bloomington,
Wisconsin and was the daughter of Ora Henry and Lillian Florence (Boinger) Jeidy.
She married Percy Earl Wunderlin on October 31, 1931 and four sons were born to this
union: John Ora Wunderlin, Roger Lee Wunderlin, Richard Wunderlin, and Gary
Wunderlin. The family lived in Hanover from 1941 until 1963 when Liz moved to