Joe Woodworth Obituary

JOSEPH EATON WOODWORTH AND SHIRLEY MARIE WOODWORTH Joseph Eaton Woodworth and Shirley Marie Woodworth (Rich), were reunited for eternity within a few weeks of each other. Joe 's passing was on April 2, 2013, and Shirley 's passing was on May 18, 2013. Joe Woodworth was born June 25, 1925, and Shirley Woodworth was born September 18, 1925. Both were raised in the Cleveland, Ohio area. Shirley came from the family of a very well-known local musician and orchestra maestro, Louis Rich, and Joe was the nephew of the well-known industrialist, Cyrus Eaton. Joe graduated from Rollins College and Shirley attended Syracuse University. Joe served in the Army Air Corp, during World War II. They met after the war while both were employed at the Sherwin Williams Company, in Cleveland, Ohio, where they were married on August 4, 1956. They spent their married lives totally devoted to each other. Where ever you saw one, the other was close by. Although they had no children, they had several nieces and nephews, which they doted upon; Fred von Lewinski of Charlottesville, Virginia, Karl von Lewinski of London, Ontario, Cathy Deveraux of Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Jim Webster (deceased) of Franklin, Tennessee, Susie Nee of Media, Pennsylvania, Tom Rich of Rocky River, Ohio, and Bill Rich of Bend, Oregon. They also left behind many longtime friends of the Lake Hinsdale Village condominiums, in Willowbrook, Illinois, as well as friends in the Bradenton/Holmes Beach area of Florida, where they had wintered for several years. Both were avid golfers. A memorial service will be held for both at Christ Church of Oakbrook, in Oakbrook, Illinois, on June 10, 2013, at 10:30AM. Both will be interred at Lakewood Cemetery, in Rocky River, Ohio. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Hinsdale Humane Society, 22 N. Elm Street, Hinsdale, Illinois, 60521, would be greatly appreciated. For funeral info: Modell Funeral Home, Darien, (630) 852-3595 or www.modelldarien.com