Leslie Harold Woody
March 19, 1950 ~ July 21, 2023
Age 73 of Columbus. Passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his children on July 21, 2023 after a short battle with cancer.
Les was born on March 19, 1950 in Grand Rapids, MN to R.L. & Viola (Hudson) Woody. He grew up in Warba, MN, attended Warba Elementary School and graduated from Grand Rapids High School in 1968. After high school Les moved to St. Paul, eventually settling in Columbus Township just outside of Forest Lake. He worked for Control Data and then 3M of St. Paul, a job he held and was proud to retire from after 35 years.
Les enjoyed being outdoors hunting & fishing, tinkering with his toys, fixing cars and spending time with family, friends, mentoring “his boys”, sitting in his shop with his bunny Herbie and cat Olivia, along with many other furry & feathery pets he acquired over the years.
Les is survived by son, Les (Katy) of Alexandria; daughters, Teri (Troy) of Welcome, Tracey Zeig of Sleepy Eye, Amber (Tim) Cannon of Cottage Grove; sisters, Vickie, Sandra, Lois (Tom), Barb (Ed); grandchildren, Mistie, Amber, Megan, Dylan, Jacob, Trevor, Brennan, Levi, Hayden, Hana, Lucas; great-grandchildren, Gwendoline, Ty, Bjorn, Rilynn; many nieces, nephews, other relatives & friends. Preceded in death by parents, R.L. brothers, Donald, Robert; sister-in-law, Patricia; special friend, Katie Larson.
A celebration of Les’ life 12 PM Thursday, July 27th with visitation beginning at 10 AM at Roberts Family Funeral Home, Forest Lake. Interment at Oak Park Cemetery, Columbus. The service will be livestreamed here: https://view.oneroomstreaming.com/index.php?data=MTY5MDA2NTUxNDI2MzAzNSZvbmVyb29tLWFkbWluJmNvcHlfbGluaw==
My condolences to Tracey, Teri, Les, Amber, and your families. May Les rest peacefully.
Les is the sweetest wonderful man I’ve ever known. I loved how much he loved animals. His ducks, chickens, and even his little ground squirrel that would come eat out of his pocket. He was such a welcoming man. The world will miss him. I’m sorry to his family that he loved so very much.
Teri and family.
Joe and I are so very sorry for the passing of you dad.
Teri, we love you.
This is such a hard time.
God bless.🙏💗
We are so sorry for your loss. We are thinking about and praying for your family.
With deepest sympathy,
Wishing you strength and comfort through this difficult time.
Please accept our condolences. We are thinking if you in this difficult time.
Amber, We’re so sorry for your loss. Much love is being sent your way.
Lyle and I would like to express our sincere condolences to the family.
In loving memory of my wonderful brother Les.
We shared so many good times as kids growing up and have so many wonderful memories. From chores, to sledding, to playing in the gravel pit. You and Cal had built your fort up on the edge overlooking the pit. You two had made a cannon so we could play war. You and Cal always won because you would fill your cannon with tiny pebbles and use cherry bombs to fire it. We girls were in the gravel pit below and would get bombarded. Funny I don’t remember any of us ever really getting hurt .
I love and miss you brother until we meet again.
Sending my condolences and deepest sympathies to your family may God be with you and bless you with His comfort and peace during this time of grief and sorrow .
Sandy Merrifield