Obituary of George H. Wood

George H. Wood, age 84 of rural Iowa City died Thursday, May 5, 2005 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Graveside services with military honors will be at 12:00 noon Monday, May 9, 2005, at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Iowa City. Visitation will be from 3 to 6pm Sunday at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in George’s memory to Iowa City Hospice. George Henry Wood was born May 11, 1920, in Palo, Iowa the son of Henry and Mabel (Mencl) Wood. During World War II, he served in the United States Army. On June 28, 1947, George married Vera A. Gosenberg in Iowa City. For over thirty years, George worked in the streets department for the City of Iowa City. George’s family includes his wife, Vera; children, Douglas Wood of Chicago, Deborah Wood and her husband, Richard Ellingson of Janesville, WI, David Wood and his wife, Peg of Iowa City, Daniel Wood of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and Donald Wood of Iowa City; two grandchildren, Justin Wood and Jill Wood; two great-grandchildren, Madison and Mackenzie; and a brother, Robert Wood and his wife, Dorothy of North Liberty. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Dick Wood, and a sister, Mary Wood in infancy. Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service is caring for George’s family and his services. I give you this one thought to keep- I am with you still-I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on snow, I am the sunlight on ripened grain, I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning’s hush I am the swift, uplifting rush of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not think of me as gone- I am with you still-in each new dawn.