April 4, 1930 – March 3, 2017
Lorene A. Woods went to her Heavenly home on March 3, 2017. She was 86 years old. She was born on April 4, 1930 in Belvedere, MI to Ray and Zenith Nave.
Lorene met the love of her life Clinton, when she was 13 (he 15) and they had been married for 67 years. Clinton went to be with the Lord on March 1, 2016. She was raised in Michigan and attended Minnesota Bible College with a degree in Children’s Ministry and music.
She served her Lord faithfully as a Pastor’s wife, using her gifts of music and teaching in Children’s Ministry. Together they served side by side in the Pilgrim Holiness, Wesleyan and Free Methodist Churches in WI, IL and IN. She also served others as an Activity Director at the “Good Shepherd” Nursing Home in Fennimore, WI and as a receptionist for a local doctor. She continued to share her joy in the Lord and be a godly example to all who knew her at “The Legacy” on Prairie Lakes Campus in Noblesville, where she resided for the past year.
She enjoyed baking for her family and canning produce from her husband’s garden. She also enjoyed involving her grandchildren in summer church camp, camping, and canoeing. She loved laughter.
Lorene was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and always prayed diligently for her family.
She is survived by sons, David (Kathy) Woods, and Larry (Judy) Woods; grandchildren, Matthew (Heather) Bechdol, Steven Bechdol, Michael Woods, Dustin Woods, and Leslie (Chad) Pryor; and great-grandchildren, Jenna and Clinton Bechdol, and Ellie and Kate Pryor.
In addition to her parents and husband Clinton, Lorene was preceded in death by her daughter, Janet Bechdol on Jan. 18, 2017; and two infant granddaughters, Rebecca and Naomi Bechdol.
Services were held on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Randall & Roberts Funeral Home, Noblesville, IN, with visitation prior to the time of service. Pastor Jeff Gammon and Pastor Steven Bechdol officiated. Burial will be at a later date in Wabash, IN.
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