Woodley, Dean Obituary

Woodley, Dean attended Horace Mann High School in Gary, IN. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Woodley, Dean.

Graduation Year	Class of 1966
Date of Passing	Oct 31, 2014
About	Dean M. Woodley, age 67, went to be with the Lord on October 31st, 2014 after a long courageous battle with COPD, phenomena and cancer. He was born on September 29th, 1947 in Fond du lac, WI. He was the son of Marvin Woodley and Eleanoris (Pixley) Woodley-Lohse. After graduating from Horace Mann High School in 1966, he completed his degree in Auto Mechanics at Moraine Park Technical College in 1968. He then served in the Artillery Division of the U.S. Army and proudly completed his tour of duty in Viet Nam from 1968-69. Woodley retired from Kettle Moraine Correctional Institute after 3 decades of service as a correctional officer. In 1976 Dean created and then refined the lighting and special effects for the Scott Dakota Disc-Jockey Show with his brother. He worked behind the scenes and was instrumental in pioneering mobile disc-jockey entertainment into the area and bringing the group to statewide popularity from 1976 to 1992. He is the father of four wonderful children, Ashlea (Kevin) Wleklinski, Katie (Cal Lautenbach-fiancee), Tim Woodley and Michael Woodley. He is survived by his mother Eleanoris Woodley-Lohse and his brother Scott (Jean) Woodley. His step sister and brothers include Arlene Wetzel, Leo (Joann) Lohse, Darwin (Dianne) Lohse and Dan (Vicki) Lohse. His special nieces include Faith Woodley and RaeAnna (Josh) Deschaine and their children Ava, Abby and Jeramiah. He was preceded in death by his father Marvin Woodley (1965), step-father Louis Lohse (1984), nephew Christopher Leonhardt (1992), sister Diane Leonhardt (2002) and brother-in law Emmett Leonhardt (2010). Dean enjoyed camping, fishing, baking, working on cars and repairing things that others found to be unfixable. He had a great sense of humor and created unique, comical greeting cards for his family and friends that were always welcomed. He gave tools as gifts to everyone because he believed everyone (including his mother and daughters) should be able to fix things! Dean will be remembered as a loving and caring father, a good son, a loyal brother and friend, and a courageous soldier. He loved his personal American Freedom and also his coffee and dough-nuts.