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Woody D. Ellsworth

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Aug 4, 1942 – Sep 12, 2018

Service Details

Visitation will be in the Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home & Crematory on Wednesday, September 19, from 4:30 – 6:00 pm. A short Prayer Service of Remembrance for Woody will be at 6:00 pm with Rev. Patrick Faulk officiating. Military honors and a reception will follow.

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In lieu of flowers, memorials to the charity of one’s choice has been suggested.

Mount Pleasant – Woodrow “Woody” Dean Ellsworth, age 76, passed away peacefully at his home, with his loving wife at his side, on Wednesday evening, September 12, 2018.

Woody was born in Forest City, Iowa on August 4, 1942. At the young age of 18, he faithfully served our country with the United States Army from 1961-64. On August 30, 1969 in Irene, South Dakota, Woody was united in marriage with the love of his life, Diane (nee: Jorgensen). A graduate of Mankato State College in Minnesota, Woody was a longtime employee of SC Johnson Wax, retiring in 2006.

Surviving are his wife of nearly 50 years, Diane of Mount Pleasant; brother, Michael (Pat) Ellsworth of Corona, CA; sister-in-law, Sharon (Prescott) Miller of Mobile, AL; brothers-in-law, Terry (Marilyn) Jorgensen of Columbus, OH and Randy Jorgensen of Yankton, South Dakota; nieces, nephews, and many friends.

Visitation will be in the Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home & Crematory on Wednesday, September 19, from 4:30 – 6:00 pm. A short Prayer Service of Remembrance for Woody will be at 6:00 pm with Rev. Patrick Faulk officiating. Military honors and a reception will follow. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the charity of one’s choice has been suggested.

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  1. Nikki Deschler says

    September 15, 2018 at 11:56 pm

    Diane – I’m so sorry for your loss. Words cannot heal your pain but know you are in my thoughts.

  2. Don Taft says

    September 18, 2018 at 8:33 pm

    Diane, I am so very sorry.

  3. Gary Drugley says

    September 19, 2018 at 5:04 am

    Diane
    So sorry for the loss of Woody — you were his rock during his illness – God Bless you

    Know that your Irene class of 64 family have their arms around you in one very large group hug.

  4. Karla Cuculi says

    September 20, 2018 at 11:15 pm

    Diane – I am so very sorry to hear about Woody. When we worked together, I always loved to hear Woody stories and admired what a wonderful relationship the two of you had. I hope that your many happy memories will help provide comfort during your time of grief. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

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May 22, 2019

We recently used Draeger-Langendorf’s services for my grandmothers funeral and we are so thankful for Mike and the rest of the staffs help. They made the whole process easy and never urged us to make a certain choice. They were very informative of how the service was going to go and always made sure we knew what was going on. To our surprise Mike Langendorf was there singing in the choir during the funeral and it really made us feel like he truly cared about us. Such a fantastic singing voice! Amazing people to have helping plan during a hard time, would highly recommend.

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