Kenneth E. Underwood, 85, died Oct. 10, 2013.
He was born June 26, 1928 in Lansing, Ill., to Kenneth and Maude Underwood.
Survivors include wife, Dorothy Hogan; daughters, Linda Underwood Schweigert, Julie Underwood, Madison, Wis., and Jody Underwood, Hagerstown, Md.; grandchildren Benigno Kenneth Fernandez, Tuscon, Az., Katherine Pogorelec, Fond du Lac, Wis., Kaylin Underwood, Hagerstown, Md., and Margaret Underwood, Madison, Wis.; and great-granddaughter Hannah Pogorelec.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Doyle; sister Delilah, and wife, Shirley Bertram Underwood.
He was graduate of Thornton Fractional High School, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb and Indiana University.
Underwood was an educator, school administrator, university professor, and superintendent search consultant.
He was superintendent for public schools in Illinois, Indiana, North Dakota and West Virginia.
His second career as a university professor at Virginia Tech and search consultant with Harold Webb & Associates (now BWP) gave him the opportunity to mentor some of the best public school educators in the US.
Underwood ‘s memorial service will be held at Schroeder Funeral Home, www.schroederlauer.com, 3227 Ridge Road, Lansing, Ill., on Nov. 23, 2013.
Family and friends are asked to gather from 10 a.m.to 12 p.m. for fellowship and visitation.
A service will start at noon, followed by internment.
In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to the Kenneth Underwood Endowed Scholarship Fund at Virginia Tech, Office of University Development, 902 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, VA 24061 (540) 231-2801 www.givingto.vt.edu
Arrangements are by Strunk Funeral Home, Vero Beach.
A guestbook is available online at www.strunkfuneralhome.com