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MILFORD – Michael A. Wood, 78, Milford, died Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.
He was born in Rice Lake, Wis., Mike to Alfred and Gladys M. Russeau Wood.
Mike served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was a helicopter crew chief for the 101st Airborne Screaming Eagles, bravely saving many lives and earning a Vietnam Service Medal, a Vietnam Campaign Medal and a National Defense Service Medal. He was honorably discharged in 1969.
In Warsaw, on March 6, 1970, Mike married Pamela S. Hopkins; she survives.
Visitation will be Thursday, Jan. 22 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Mishler Funeral Home, Milford.
Funeral services will be Friday, Jan. 23 at 11 a.m. at God’s Highway to Heaven Church, 555 Weber St., Warsaw, with Pastor Bob Brown and Pastor Mike Kelley officiating.
Burial will be in the South Union Cemetery, Locke Township, on Ind. 19, in Nappanee.
To sign the guestbook or send a condolence, go to www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com.
