Wooddy F. Abildgaard, 92, of 411 E. 33rd, Winfield, died July 15, 1998, at his home.
Private services will be held, with burial in Highland Cemetery.
Memorials have been established with Home Health Care at William Newton Memorial Hospital and First United Methodist Church. Contributions can be made through Miles Funeral Service.
Abildgaard was born Feb. 9, 1906, in Deerfield, Mo., to Fred and Nellie (Land) Abildgaard. The family moved to the Winfield area when he was a boy. He graduated from Winfield High School in 1927 and began farming in the Winfield area.
In 1938 he began work as a salesman for Stuber Brothers Ford dealership in Winfield. In 1939 he began his own Studebaker dealership, Abildgaard Motors.
A veteran of World War II, he entered the U.S. Army in 1942. While stationed in Washington state, he married Wanda M. Carlton on Aug. 26, 1942, at Fort Lawton, Wash. He served most of his wartime duty in the Aleutian Islands.
Abildgaard returned to Winfield to resume operation of Abildgaard Motors, and the couple moved to their present home in 1952. They owned and operated the business until Abildgaard retired in 1959. He later farmed, ranched and raised horses.
A lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3544, he was also affiliated with American Legion Post 10. He was the last living charter member of the Winfield Kiwanis Club.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda Abildgaard, and his sister, Christina Shockey, both of Winfield.
Private services will be held, with burial in Highland Cemetery.
Memorials have been established with Home Health Care at William Newton Memorial Hospital and First United Methodist Church. Contributions can be made through Miles Funeral Service.
Abildgaard was born Feb. 9, 1906, in Deerfield, Mo., to Fred and Nellie (Land) Abildgaard. The family moved to the Winfield area when he was a boy. He graduated from Winfield High School in 1927 and began farming in the Winfield area.
In 1938 he began work as a salesman for Stuber Brothers Ford dealership in Winfield. In 1939 he began his own Studebaker dealership, Abildgaard Motors.
A veteran of World War II, he entered the U.S. Army in 1942. While stationed in Washington state, he married Wanda M. Carlton on Aug. 26, 1942, at Fort Lawton, Wash. He served most of his wartime duty in the Aleutian Islands.
Abildgaard returned to Winfield to resume operation of Abildgaard Motors, and the couple moved to their present home in 1952. They owned and operated the business until Abildgaard retired in 1959. He later farmed, ranched and raised horses.
A lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3544, he was also affiliated with American Legion Post 10. He was the last living charter member of the Winfield Kiwanis Club.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda Abildgaard, and his sister, Christina Shockey, both of Winfield.
Wooddy F. Abildgaard, 92, of 411 E. 33rd, Winfield, died July 15, 1998, at his home.
Private services will be held, with burial in Highland Cemetery.
Memorials have been established with Home Health Care at William Newton Memorial Hospital and First United Methodist Church. Contributions can be made through Miles Funeral Service.
Abildgaard was born Feb. 9, 1906, in Deerfield, Mo., to Fred and Nellie (Land) Abildgaard. The family moved to the Winfield area when he was a boy. He graduated from Winfield High School in 1927 and began farming in the Winfield area.
In 1938 he began work as a salesman for Stuber Brothers Ford dealership in Winfield. In 1939 he began his own Studebaker dealership, Abildgaard Motors.
A veteran of World War II, he entered the U.S. Army in 1942. While stationed in Washington state, he married Wanda M. Carlton on Aug. 26, 1942, at Fort Lawton, Wash. He served most of his wartime duty in the Aleutian Islands.
Abildgaard returned to Winfield to resume operation of Abildgaard Motors, and the couple moved to their present home in 1952. They owned and operated the business until Abildgaard retired in 1959. He later farmed, ranched and raised horses.
A lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3544, he was also affiliated with American Legion Post 10. He was the last living charter member of the Winfield Kiwanis Club.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda Abildgaard, and his sister, Christina Shockey, both of Winfield.
Private services will be held, with burial in Highland Cemetery.
Memorials have been established with Home Health Care at William Newton Memorial Hospital and First United Methodist Church. Contributions can be made through Miles Funeral Service.
Abildgaard was born Feb. 9, 1906, in Deerfield, Mo., to Fred and Nellie (Land) Abildgaard. The family moved to the Winfield area when he was a boy. He graduated from Winfield High School in 1927 and began farming in the Winfield area.
In 1938 he began work as a salesman for Stuber Brothers Ford dealership in Winfield. In 1939 he began his own Studebaker dealership, Abildgaard Motors.
A veteran of World War II, he entered the U.S. Army in 1942. While stationed in Washington state, he married Wanda M. Carlton on Aug. 26, 1942, at Fort Lawton, Wash. He served most of his wartime duty in the Aleutian Islands.
Abildgaard returned to Winfield to resume operation of Abildgaard Motors, and the couple moved to their present home in 1952. They owned and operated the business until Abildgaard retired in 1959. He later farmed, ranched and raised horses.
A lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3544, he was also affiliated with American Legion Post 10. He was the last living charter member of the Winfield Kiwanis Club.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda Abildgaard, and his sister, Christina Shockey, both of Winfield.
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