Alfred E. Woodward

Alfred E. Woodward The funeral service for Retired Illinois Appellate Judge Alfred E. Woodward, 93, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 23, at First Presbyterian Church of Wheaton, Jefferson Street west of Ellis. Interment will follow in Wheaton Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 until 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22 at Williams-Kampp Funeral Home, 430 E. Roosevelt Road (one block east of Naperville Road), Wheaton. Born, Dec. 15, 1913, in Sandwich, Ill., where he was also raised, he died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007, in Wheaton. Mr. Woodward attended Oberlin College in Ohio on a football scholarship, where he was the captain of football in 1934, and graduated in 1935. He graduated in 1938 from Northwestern University School of Law. He served as an officer in the Navy from 1943-45. In 1950, he became a partner in Wheaton Illinois Law Firm of Rathje & Woodward. He was elected 18th Circuit Court Judge in 1970, and served on the bench until 1971. He was elevated to Illinois 2nd District Appellate Court in 1977. In 1967 he was elected to the American College of Trial Lawyers. He was elected Chief Judge 1973 to 1975 and retired from the appellate bench at age 81 in 1994. Alfred was the beloved husband of the late Alice E.; loving father of Bob (Elsa Walsh), Susan (Joe) Whall, Anne W. Swallow, Michael Keller, Lynn Keller (Ken Horiszny), Dave Woodward and Wendy Woodward (Ken Heiden); devoted grandfather of Grant (Angie) Keller, Andrew (Joanne) Swallow, Tali Woodward, Leslie Swallow, and Collin, Brent and Diana Woodward; great-grandfather to Dan, Jeff and Sarah Keller; and fond brother of the late Malcolm and John Woodward. In lieu of flowers, contributions to American Diabetes Association, 30 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2015, Chicago, IL 60602. For information, 630-668-0016.