Mr. Woodrow Allen Schlegel, 92, died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011, at his home.

Mr. Schlegel was born May 3, 1918, in Bath, PA, to the late Lloyd Orrin Schlegel and Florence Priscilla (Beers) Schlegel. He served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945, in the British Isles, making the invasion of Africa, Sicily, and Italy. Woodrow attend The Hershey Industrial School, Hershey, PA graduating in 1936, and graduated from Penn State University in 1956, with a B.S. in Economics. After graduating from college, he was employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. as an Agricultural Economist until his retirement in 1976.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Phyllis Ann (Wade) Schlegel; and a grandson, Jonathan Howard Saville. He is survived by his daughter, Karen Louise Staggs, with whom he made his home in Mocksville; a son, Joseph Duncan Schlegel and wife, Bev, of Great Falls, MT; a stepdaughter, Melissa Emerson and husband, Roy, of Morgantown, WV; and a stepson, Brice Tidrick of Coolville, Ohio; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

No services are planned. Burial in Salem, WV will be held at a later date. Eaton Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Schlegel. Online condolences may be made at

Source Information