Hopkins High School gra
duate Lucille Woodruff Will has died at the age of 90.
duate Lucille Woodruff Will has died at the age of 90.She was born Feb. 17, 1926, in Kalamazoo to Glenn Ellsworth Woodruff and Marion Thelma (Smith) Woodruff. She had an older sister, Fran Meyers (spouse ‘Bud’ has passed), and a younger brother Leslie Woodruff (spouse Nan survives).
She is survived by her husband of 53 years, James F. Will and their son Gregory James Will (Debra Broten) and their three grandchildren: Chelsea M. Will of Forida., Jakob G. Will and Phoebe R. Will, both of Kalamazoo. Also surviving are her sister Fran’s children; Mark and Lisa Meyers, Vicki and Steve Walma and Kim and Greg Balgoyen, all of Allegan, and her brother Leslie’s children; Kelly Woodruff, Robin Griffin and Eric Woodruff, and Leslie’s wife Nan, all of Anchor Bay, Michigan.
Lucy was a graduate of Hopkins High School, Class of 1944. Shortly afterward she moved to Kalamazoo, took some business courses, and landed an office job at Atlas Press, starting what would become a 43-year career.
She enjoyed bowling and met her husband Jim at Airway Lanes in a mixed league sponsored by her employer. She never went on vacation without taking the chihuahua along (except Hawaii). Volunteered to help in pre-school, kindergarten, elementary school, and was a den mother in Cub Scouts. Lucy treasured her church family at Sunnyside United Methodist Church.
Her Parkinson’s sapped her energy, but never dampened her resilient spirit or infectious laugh. There was a memorial service Wednesday afternoon at Sunnyside United Methodist Church, 2800 Gull Road., Kalamazoo, followed by a brief graveside service at Robinson Cemetery, located on M-40 just south of Gobles.
