OBITUARY FROM REES FUNERAL HOME WEBSITE, NOVEMBER 2, 2015:

David T. Bood, Sr., age 81, a life-long Hobart resident passed away Saturday October 31, 2015 at the Brookdale assisted living center in Merrillville. David was born January 2, 1934 in Gary to the late Axel and Edith (Peterson) Bood. He was an employee of Wiseway Food Centers and a land surveyor for Kroll and Sons Surveyors. David was a member of AARP and Assumption BVM Catholic Church. He loved fishing, puzzles and attending Hobart High School football and basketball games.

He is survived by 10 children, Karen (Stephen) Osborne of Cedar Lake, IN; David (Brenda) Bood Jr. of Hobart, IN; Kevin (Lisa) Bood of Mooresville, IN; Cheryl (Robert) Bartley of Newberry, FL; Jeff (Kim) Bood of Mount Gilead, OH; Mike (Dianne) Bood of Hobart, IN; Lynn (Noel) Fuentes of Lowell, IN; Tim Bood of Hobart, IN; Ken (Abby) Bood of Milford, PA; Nick (Casandra) Bood of Hobart, IN; 1 son-in-law, Jeff Tarry, 22 grandchildren, Aaron, Alisa, Patrick, Ryan, Nichole, Darren, Breanna, Brandon, Josh, Missy, Lauren, Chris, Derek, Mitchel, Melissa, Nathan, Joey, Isabella, Careena, Olivia, Collin, and Aubrie; 7 great-grandchildren, Grace, Emily, Payton, Chloe, Aiden, Jordyn and Catherine; 1 sister Dorothy Keller of Ocala, FL; 1 niece Rae Ann Keller and 1 nephew Robert (Nikki) Keller, Jr.

He was preceded in death by his wife Joan Bood and daughter, Cathy Tarry.

Funeral services are Friday November 6, 2015 beginning with 9:30 a.m. prayers at Rees Funeral Home, 600 West Old Ridge Road, and proceeding to Assumption BVM Catholic for a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday November 5, 2015 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Rees Funeral Home, Hobart Chapel.

This information was obtained from: https://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=3369317&fh_id=12324.