Woodrow Dwayne Speckels

BORN ON MARCH 1ST,1937 to LEILA AND WOODROW SPECKELS, IN CHAMBERLAIN, SOUTH DAKOTA.

WOODROW GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL IN 1955 AND ENLISTED IN THE AIR FORCE WHERE HE SERVED FOR 25 YEARS UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 1979. IN 1957 WHILE STATIONED IN IZMIR, TURKEY AS A MEDICAL TECHNICIAN FOR THE FLIGHT SURGEONS OFFICE, HE MET AND MARRIED TANYA ASLAN. WOODY AND TANYA HAD 2 BOYS, JOHN AND CARL, 4 GRANDCHILDREN, TANYA, KIRSTY, MARLEY AND NOLAN, AND 6 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, CHARLI, MAYCEN, CANYON, CLOVER, HANNAH, AND ELLIE. WOODROW WAS A WONDERFUL HUSBAND, FATHER, AND GRANDFATHER. ALWAYS READY WITH A JOKE, HUMBLE, PATIENT, CARING AND ALWAYS HELPFUL; HE WAS LOVED BY ALL HIS FAMILY.

A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR WOODROW WILL TAKE PLACE AT MARIPOSA GARDENS FUNERAL HOME AND MEMORIAL PARK, ON SUNDAY APRIL 30TH, 2023, AT 10:00AM. LOCATED AT 400 SOUTH POWER RD, MESA ARIZONA.

“A RECEPTION WILL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW THE CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE AT WOODROW AND TANYA’S HOUSE, 8465 E PORTOBELLO AVE, MESA, 85212”

WOODROW'S FINAL RESTING PLACE WILL BE AT THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL CEMETERY OF ARIZONA FOR HIS 25 YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE US AIR FORCE AND 13 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.mariposagardens.com for the Speckels family.