Milan HOod

MILAN HOOD

Marshalltown

Milan Bishop Hood, 83, of Marshalltown, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, after a courageous battle with Parkinson's disease. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, at Iowa Veterans Home Chapel in Marshalltown, conducted by Angela Doty. Prayer service: 11 a.m., with a short visitation before the service Satur-day, Sept. 26, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Crema-tion Service in Marion. Burial to follow: Jordan's Grove Cemetery, Central City.

Survivors include his daughter, Larissa (David) Krogh, and their children, Julia, Isabel and Aiden Krogh, of Grand Forks, N.D.; son, Randolph (Julie) Hood, and their son, Bradley Hood, of Pleasanton, Calif.; sister-in-law, Carolyn Hood of Sewickley, Pa.; and cousins, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Angie; sister, Hilda Kregel; and brothers, Gifford and Harold Hood.

Milan was born Nov. 19, 1931, in Springville, Iowa, to Henry J. and Angie M. (Rowley) Hood. After graduating from Spring-ville High School, he went on to study at Central College in Pella. He then served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Milan married Theresa M. Lawrence in 1956; they later divorced. He obtained his degree from the University of Nebraska in Omaha. Milan went on to work at various jobs, including Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., Nebraska State Employ-ment Services, Tele-connect, and later was a semi-truck driver until retiring in 2008.

Milan was a member of the Sunrise Optimist Club, Echo Hill Presbyterian Church and Central Park Presbyterian Church.

Milan enjoyed going out to eat, going to "Marion by Moonlight" and Iowa women's basketball games. He enjoyed visiting family in California and North Dakota.

Milan dearly loved his family and friends. He took great pride in his basketball team and 4-H activities in high school.

Memorials may go to the Iowa Veterans Home, Marshalltown – ministry or recreation department.

Please share a memory of Milan at www.murdoch funeralhome.com under obituaries.