December 14, 2007 – January 3, 2023
William Wood, born December 14, 2007 on a snowy day at St. Elizabeth in Lincoln, Ne. He left this earth on January 3, 2023 with snowflakes in the air, just as the day he entered.
Will was a kind, loving soul who never met someone he didn’t like. He was friends with all he met, and everyone loved him. If men are measured by friends, Will was the richest man on earth. He was a quick witted jokester, a comedian, actor and harpist. His happy places were the trampoline, his swing and skating on the ice. Playing on the beach and in the crashing waves with his brothers was one of the true joys of his life. He was an avid aquarist but loved all animals including his dogs, his salamander, many hamsters and his guinea pigs.
He was smart and curious and always had a different view of the world
than the norm. His hugs were big and tight, and his kisses were soft. He loved to be carried by his father. He loved his mother Sherri, sister Kelty, and brothers Jack and Josh more than anything.
He is survived by his parents, Chad and Sherri (Harte) Duval; his sister, Kelty; brothers, Jack and Josh; grandparents, Christine & Terrence Harte, Deborah Duval, Jerry Tessin, Jim and Kathy Duval; aunts & uncles, Amy (Cliff) Carlson, Melissa (Josh) Atteberry, Sean (Melissa) Harte; cousins, Heath & Hannah Carlson, Claire & Kinsey Harte, Thomas Atteberry and countless friends and family.
Will’s life will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 7, at First Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln. Memorials to the family for further designation.
The service may be viewed live by clicking the following link: https://vimeo.com/event/2763133
What a wonderful young man William was. Brian & I send our sympathy to all family & friends. We want you to know we care. Eternal rest grant unto him.
Brian & Gloria Christiansen
We miss you Will 💚
I am so sorry for y’all’s lost.
My heart breaks for his loving parents and family
Our deepest condolences to your family. We are lifting you all up in prayer and sending you all strength as you mourn the loss of your beloved Will:
Our heart are heavy with the news that you lost your William. As we read the obit I saw how beautiful your son, brother and grandson truly is. Hug each other, remember the love and memories, and know there are many of us that you can reach out to, at any time. God has gained a beautiful angel. Love to each of you.
I’m very sad and sorry for the loss; my prayers and thoughts are with the family.
Will, you are missed like crazy. May you rest peacefully and know you were loved.
Kelty, Jack, Josh, Sherri, Chad, Sean, Melissa, Aunt Chris, Uncle Terry and so many more-
Our prayers of strength are with you every minute since we learned this awful news. There are no words or actions that will help – but our shoulders and hearts are here for you to lean on and draw strength from.
We love you all- Jim & Naomi
Chad, Sherri, and Family:
So sorry for the loss of Will. Will sounds like a kid i would have loved to be around. I wish there was something I could do or say to make things better, but please know that there are many people thinking and praying for all of you. Life is hard sometimes; you got to find a way to get up everyday and move forward. I remember you limping through your last 3-4 games of your final football season Chad. You never gave up; I have admired you so much . Take care always……………Mark
I’m so sad to hear this. Sending all my Love to your whole family.
So sorry to hear about William. May you find some peace with all the memories.
Our hearts are heavy with you. We are praying for your family. May the peace and strength of the Lord swirl around you all. Keep talking and sharing memories. It helps.
My deepest sympathy to all of you! I had a doctor once tell me “God gives us our children he just doesn’t tell us how long we get to keep them.” Remember the good times and hug each other often.
We are so sorry for your loss. Our deepest condolences to your entire family.
Derek, Wendy and Kennedy Bartee
It is with sadness that I send you all this message. I did not know Will but I knew his Dad Chad and he is one of the kindest I have ever met. I loved working with him and he loves his family. I have no words to help this situation but please know that my prayers are the Duval family.
Respectfully,
Mona
Will has been my best friend since 2nd grade when we met, he always knew how to put a smile on my face and to make me laugh. He showed me what true friendship was like. He was always there for me, and never had anything bad to say about anyone. Will was one of those people that you meet that everyone just revolves around and that everyone just seemed to know. I’ve had a lot of great memories with him over the past few years, hunting for Bigfoot, writing a Star Wars book with him our 4th grade year, and going for sleep overs and hanging out at each other’s houses. Will and I had a great friendship, I will miss him so much.
I am the widow of Jim Duval’s cousin Marvin Skrdlant. I’m so sorry to hear of William’s passing. My daughter Marjorie Skrdlant and I are praying for and thinking of the family.
Sherri, Chad, Kelty, Jack, Josh, Chris, Terry and all who loved Will so much. I did not get to spend a lot of time with him over the years but when I did, he was such a friendly, fun, gentle person. I’ve seen videos of Will and heard many stories. He was immensely talented, extremely thoughtful and loving. The world has truly lost a treasure. While we cannot come to terms with this devastating loss, know that he will not be forgotten and will be forever in our hearts. His spirit is not gone, it is watching over you from heaven. Know that we are all here for you. Love to you all.
I know this comment section is full of very close family and family friends, but I feel like I should comment too. Will was a new friend of mine, we met in my AP Computer Science class this year and as soon as he walked in the room he always had such a great presence. He’d always sit with the freshman who sat across from me and they would have fun and laugh with each other, that’s when I knew that he’d be a great friend for me too. I’m a bit of an introvert, but it was very easy to become friends with him, we’d talk about the music we like and bond over our similar video game interests. His name always rang a bell, and it was later on that we found out that we went to the same elementary and middle school, which was even more for us to talk about. He ended up being one of my favorite people to walk into class and sit with because he was just so fun to be around. Anyone who never got the opportunity to meet Will truly missed out. I just want the family of Will to know that he was a great guy and he will be greatly missed, not only by his freshman classmates, but by the entire school.
I never had the opportunity to ever meet Will and only learned of him during Christmas break from my darling granddaughter Zeneca. My heart is breaking for his parents, brothers and sister and all his friends who knew and loved him. May God hold him and keep him safe in His hands. God Bless
I didn’t know Will for very long, but the way we interacted it was like we’d known each other for a lifetime and then some. Safe travels my friend, we miss you.
“Grief is the last act of love: Where there is deep grief, there was great love.” Have peace in knowing that Will is now safe forever in God’s embrace. Prayers to provide your family with comfort, love, strength and peace.
Will was a wonderful young man. East High was a warmer school with him there, my son doesn’t know all of the kids at East, but Will stood out as being just as you described him, and he had only good things to say about him. I hope your memories of him last, forever clear and bring you joy as you think of him in his favorite places and with his favorite people. I know your hearts are breaking and being a mother my heart is breaking too. I have heard grief is love that has no where to go. God bless your family including Will’s pets who I am sure miss him.
I hope your souls finds rest, Will. We miss you more than you ever could’ve imagined.
Will, I will lovevyou forever. I will sing your praises forever and I will forever miss you! God sent you to us to love and enjoy, and we did! Now. He decided He needed you back to love and enjoy your wonderful spirit and true nature. Love you Will! ❤️
Will, even though a year has passed I still miss you a lot. I find myself almost wanting to go back to the time of your funeral just so I could feel as close to you as I did then, as I had just spoken to you a few days ago. There’s a lot I want to tell you and a lot to update you on, but I’ll just have to wait until you can hear me. We miss you
miss you man.