Kevin Woodward
February 07, 1955 - November 13, 2019
Obituary
Kevin P. “Woody” Woodward, 64, of Platteville, Wisconsin, died on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at his home, of natural causes. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, November 18, 2019 at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville. Burial will be at a later date at Lima Union Cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00 p.m. until the time of the service, on Monday, at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory. Memorials may be made to the Kevin P. Woodward Memorial Fund. Online condolences can be made at www.melbyfh.com.
Kevin was born on February 7, 1955 in Platteville, the son of Kenneth and Carolyn (Eastlick) Woodward. Kevin was united in marriage to Debra “Deb” Langkamp on December 23, 1974 at Mt. Zion United Church of Christ, Cornelia. He graduated from Platteville High School and Southwest Tech, Fennimore, studying Ag Mechanics. Kevin worked as a farmer for the Mel Gehrke and Dick Olthafer before moving to Maquoketa, Iowa where he worked for large beef operation. Kevin and Deb moved back to Platteville where, for many years, he worked for Lonsberg Excavating, a job he truly enjoyed. He recently had been dispatching for Running Inc., Platteville. Kevin always enjoyed a great conversation with anyone he met or worked with. He enjoyed many rides with Deb on his Goldwing, hunting, fishing, boating and water skiing. He was never a quitter and a jack of all trades. He loved working along side his son, Ryan, in their shop building and fixing things.
“Woody” is survived by his wife, Deb; grandson, Owen John Purl Woodward; mother, Carolyn Woodward; sister, Kristi (Tim) Loeffelholz; mother-in-law, Hazel Langkamp; brother and sister-in-law, Paul (Pam) Langkamp; nieces and nephews; special friends, Kevin and Loretta Newswanger and their family, Kayla, Jordan and Sara. He was preceded in death by his son, Ryan on September 2, 2017; his father, Kenneth; father-in-law, Ervin Langkamp, and nephew, Joshua Langkamp.