He was married to Debra Estinson on Dec 6 1986. Children were: Michael Scott Woodfill.

He was married to Ella Unknown-Woodfill. Children were: Elmer Woodfill.

She was married to Daniel Joseph Merrick on Jan 2 1968. Children were: John Patrick Merrick.

He was married to Jeraldine Ann Fehn on May 19 1978. Children were: David Peter Woodfill, Michael Walter Woodfill, Jeffrey Joseph Woodfill .

He was married to Eileen Mary Gaffney on Sep 6 1943. Children were: Dennis Richard Woodfill , Susan Ann Woodfill, Nancy Catherine Woodfill, John Scott Woodfill.

She was married to George Kenneth Eckenroth on Jun 18 1955 in Bloomington, MN. She was divorced from George Kenneth Eckenroth on Mar 30 1982 in Longwood, FL. Children were: Cheryl Ann Eckenroth , George Robert Eckenroth.

She was married to Manual Garza Garcia.

She was married to Roland Joseph Rein.

She was married to William Thomas Le Duc II on Nov 6 1944.

She was married to Donald Joseph Pikala on Mar 2 1957. Children were: Charles Thomas Pikala, Pamela Ann Pikala, Daniel Joseph Pikala, Steven Anthony Pikala.

She was married to Don Johnston on Apr 9 1977. Children were: Wysteria Ann Johnston.

She was married to Harry Harbison.

She was married to Ephraim Hutchinson. Children were: Edith Mae Hutchinson, John Thomas Hutchinson , William Glen Hutchinson.

He was married to Shirley Rita Castellanos. Children were: Wendy Claire Woodfill.

He was married to Wanda Anne Zwiaska on May 11 1937 in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, MN.. Children were: Marilyn Jean Woodfill, Barbara Ann Woodfill, Kathy Mary Woodfill.

He was married to Irene Catherine Lakeness. Children were: Robert Linus Woodfill Jr., Bernadine Mary Woodfill, Lyle Thomas Woodfill , Marjorie Ann Woodfill.

He was married to Angela Lopez on Jan 30 1988 in La Habra, CA. Children were: Brandi Brie Woodfill.

She was married to Joseph Anthony Monterroso on Feb 14 1982 in San Diego, San Diego, California, USA. Children were: Caroline Marie Monterroso-Woodfill, Anthony Francis Monterroso, Whitby Wyndham Monterroso, William Russell Monterroso, Peter Joseph Monterroso , Mark Anthony Monterroso, Saint Christopher Matthew Monterroso, Ariana Crystal Sharon Monterroso, Lorelei Socorro Mary Monterroso , Lorien Ariel Rebecca Monterroso, Samantha Crystal Rachel Monterroso, Alastair Joaquin Monterroso-Woodfill.

She was married to Oney Frank Riggs on Feb 12 1966. Children were: Shawn Callan Riggs, Chad Samuel Riggs, Patrick Christopher Riggs .

He was married to Mary Unknown-Woodfill. Children were: Sarah Woodfill, William Woodfill, George Woodfill, Joseph Woodfill, Thomas James Woodfill II, Joshua Woodfill, Mary Woodfill, Leonard Woodfill.

He was married to Josephine Farrell. Children were: Thomas James Woodfill III , Ora Myrtle Woodfill, Robert Lyle (Leroy) Woodfill Sr, William Harrison Woodfill , Floetta Woodfill.

He was married to Elizabeth Mary Fish. Children were: Walter Joseph Woodfill, Elizabeth Jane Mary Woodfill, Perry Joseph Woodfill .

He was married to Mary Louise Bochet on Aug 22 1936. Children were: Marlene Ann Woodfill, Thomas Arthur Woodfill, Larry Joseph Woodfill , Gary Woodfill.

He was married to Doris DeLuce on Sep 11 1954 in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, MN.. Married @ St Paul's Lutheran Church 724 Lowry Ave NE (Lowry & Quincy), Minneapolis, MN. Grandpa & Grandma Foss had a farm in North Central Minnesota. The house was large, at least 2 story plus basement. It was built on a hill with a large semi-circular drive to get to main road. The hosue had a large porch on South and East side. Barn was a bottom of hill with large windmill to pump water for the cows. They grew vegetables for hiouse in the land between drive and road. The planted corn, peas, beans, beets & cucumbers.

Grandma Foss was an invalid in her later years. (Children took turns caring for her). She stayed wth the Woodfills' in Bloomington for quite awhile. She was confined to bed and had to have several operations at the last beause of gangrene. As far as I know Merle and Margaret Foss inherited the family homestead. All the other had moved and had their own places.

I don't remember Grandpa Woodfill, but Grandma Woodfill lived in a house on First Ave South in Minneapolis. She taught me how to work jigsaw puzzles. Bill & Caroline Woodfill used to live next door, I think at first and then moved to Bloomington about 1935 or 1936 in the summer. Dad Woodfill had a sister Floetta who got Grandma Woodfills house. Flo married Emmet Hannon who ran a detective agency. They didn't have children so Flo always had lots of breakable glass & porcelain figurines around.

Dad's brother, Robert Woodfill, was a motorman for the street car line also. They lived on Colfax, I think in Minneapolis. Bob's daughter, Marge and her 3 kids lived with him in the later years. She was separated from her husband. I think Dad had two other sisters, one died young and the other, I think was called Sis. She married Ephraim Hutchinson.

Bill & Caroline Woodfill bought a house on approximately 2 acres in Bloomington, MN. This was later subdivided into 6 city lots. Daddy Bill, as the neighborhood children called him was a gentleman farmer. He worked for the street car co. (Twin City Lines), all his life driving street cars out of Nicollet Station and buses later. He would work the early shift and then come home and work the garden. He supplemented his income with home grown corn, peas, beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, potatoes. Mother canned the surplus for winter. There were apple trees as well as currents, Raspberries and green onions. Sometimes lettuce and cabbage.

We used to clean gren onions in the spring, bundle them in small bunches, load them in back of the car and sell them dor to door in Minneapolis. They sold like hot cakes Later did the same thing with boxes of strawberries.

Dad had a lot of anmals for many years. Cats, a watch dog chained to the garage and the chickens for fresh eggs and Sunday dinner. We had a couple of pigs on year. Got real big. Lots of fresh milk. We churned our own butter by hand. That was very tiring. We had 2 cows we sold milk to Pat Clark's mom and dad. The cows were kept ina shed type extention of the garage in winter. In summer, we took them to pasture along Nine Mile Creek. When I was in high school, I did most of the milking in the evening. It was a long walk down to the pasture, hunt all over looking for the cows, then carrying home a full bucket of milk. Seems like we had a calf every year or so. In the winter, dad would butcher the yearling calf. The meat was hung up on the front porch. There was no heat so the porch was a good freezer. When mother needed a roast or steak, she would just cut it with a hacksaw.

I used to build model airplanes when I was going to high school. One time I built a model of the battleship U.S.S. North Carolina, 44" long. I put sand in the hull so it would float to the water line. John McLean, Pat Clark's brother, and I took it to the creek and launched it one day. Looked almost real. Took pictures of it in the water. Won a ribbon with it in a hobby show. Got my picture in the paper with it. This was in 1946 or 1947. The model was stored in the basement of Bob & Betty Branger (1989) in Minneapolis, MN. (Fully restored in 1999, put in a glass case and sits on fireplace mantel in son, Roger's home.

When I was in high school, I caddied at golf course in summer. I would make $1.50 to $3.00 on Wednesday and Saturdays, and $3 to $6 on Sundays. I caddied for a Dr. Nylander mostly. He was a physician/Surgeon. Other people he played golf with regularly were an offical of the Auto Club, a dentist, a cleaner, another doctor and a sports promoter. Dr. Nylander had his office overlooking left field of the Minneapolis Millers' baseball team. I got to watch a game from the office window one time.

In my senior year, I joined the U.S.M.C. reserve. Was in it about 4 montsh until graduation, then joned the U.S.M.C. Basic training in San Diego in summer, electrical school at Great Lakes, Illinois in the winter and radio repair school at Camp Pendleton, CA in the next summer. Went to Korea with First Brigade (3rd Battalion 5th Regiment). Took part in landing at Inchon (port of Seoul) South Korea and battle in resevoir area of North Korea. Korean Service Medal - 2 Stars, Purple Heart and Good Conduct Medals.

After military service, I worked at Ecklen Radio in Minneapolis. Then went to University of Minnesota. Married Doris DeLuce on September 11, 1954. Graduated U of M in June 1957. Moved to San Diego to work for General Dynamics-Astronautics on Atlas Missile Program. Moved to La Habra in September, 1963. Worked for Rockwell on Apollo program for 8 years.

At one time, I took lessons and played the accordian.

Doris and I had 2 children, Roger Alan Woodfill, born July 8, 1958 and Sharon Kay Woodfill, born April 12, 1960. In year 2000, Roger had one daughter; and Sharon had 4 girls and 7 boys.

I have one sister, Marial Elaine Woodfill Eckenroth, who was born on Novermber 17, 1932. Children were: Roger Alan Woodfill, Sharon Kay Woodfill.

She was married to Peter Paul Hansen in Jun 1977. She was divorced from Peter Paul Hansen in Sep 1984. Children were: Anders Benjamen Hansen.

She was married to Daniel Scott Neumann on Sep 7 1985.

He was married to Salestee Unknown-Woodfill. Children were: Asa Woodfill, George Woodfill, Bertram Leroy Woodfill, Clarence Woodfill.

He was married to Caroline Marie Foss on Nov 28 1923 in Bloomington, MN. Children were: Wayne Howard Woodfill, Marial Elaine Woodfill.

She was married to Loel David Thometz on Oct 16 1964 in Salt Lake, Utah, USA. Children were: David Guy Thometz , Val Perry Thometz, Karrie Thometz.

She was married to James Gifford Myhre Doctor in 1942. Children were: Myhre, Myhre.

Children were: Paul Duane Pankratz.

She was married to Phillip Peters on May 25 1990.

Children were: John Frederick Yegge Jr..

Children were: Vera Elaine Yegge, Joanne Mary Yegge, John Frederick Yegge.

She was married to Grant Richardson in , , , USA. Children were: Christine Lynn Richardson, Carrie Lee Richardson, Grant Victor Richardson, Steven Nickoles Richardson .

He was married to Kathleen Annette Abrahamson on Jun 28 1969 in Burien, King, Washington, USA. Children were: Tiffany Renee Youngs, Jeffrey Byron Youngs.

Children were: Chelsie Youngworth.

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