Larreau "Woody" Woodland

Larreau James "Woody" Woodland, 87, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at his home in Ammon, Idaho on April 10, 2018. He was a beloved husband, father, and grandpa. A kind and gentle friend to everyone who had the honor to know him.

"Woody" was born July 21, 1931 at Richmond, Utah, to Ephriam James and Bertha Hansen Woodland. The family moved to Ucon, Idaho, when Larreau was eight years old. He spent many summers working in the fields and herding sheep in the surrounding area to help the family needs. Larreau attended Ucon High School where he excelled in his studies, was elected to Student Body President, and met the love of his life, Lois May Ricks whom he married in the Idaho Falls Temple on August 6, 1952.

Larreau served in the Army from 1951 to 1953 in the signal corp where he learned about electronics. He served on six different Army bases between the east and west coast and achieved the rank of rank of Sgt E-5.

He continued his education graduating from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, California, with a BS in Electrical Engineering. Larreau earned his MBA from Santa Clara University in California.

During his life, he worked as an engineer for Westinghouse in many capacities including a water wheel generator in Montana, open pit copper mine in Nevada, the Brownlee Dam on the Snake River in Hells Canyon. In 1960 he worked on Submarines as a civilian engineer and trained the Navy crews on the power-plant operations. Larreau was transferred to Sunnyvale, California, where he became a quality engineer and later took a Quality Management job with Pacific Plantronics which sent the first communication headsets with Astronauts to the moon. He advanced his career and served as President and General Manager in the Semiconductor field.

Larreau was a devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He held many positions in the church throughout his life, including Sunday School Presidencies, Stake Mission President, High Councilor, Bishoprics, and continuous BSA Scouter. He and Lois served two missions leading the Bishop's Storehouse and leading the Addictive Recovery Program for their Stake in California. They moved back to Idaho in 2012 and settled in Ammon, Idaho.

He is survived by his five children, Rick Woodland (Darlene) Meridian, ID; Carl Woodland (Debra) Morgan Hill, CA; Nancy W Camacho (Marciel) Georgetown, TX; Janice W. Nielsen (Randy), Rexbug, ID; Garth Woodland (Chanelle) Ucon, ID. His legacy continues on with 19 grandchildren and 40 Great Grand children.

He will lovingly be remembered for his humor, quick wit, generosity, his genuine love for others and his ability to mentor and teach complex concepts from engineering to the child at his knee. He was a master carver of birds which stands as a symbol of his intelligence, creativity and deep thinking of life. He loved the scriptures and history of the world. He was a constant learner.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 14, 2018, at the Ammon LDS Ward building, 4375 East Sunnyside Road. The family will visit with friends Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Wood Funeral Home East Side, 963 South Ammon Road, and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in the Ucon Cemetery.

Funeral Services will be held