Glenda Wood (Wood) DeHerrera (1957-2010)

DEHERRERA, WOOD, RYAN, ALBERTSON, RIFENBERG

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 10/20/2010 at 10:04:43

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Tuesday, October 19, 2010.

Glenda Wood DeHerrera, of Olathe, Kan., went to be with the Lord Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010, after fighting cancer. A memorial service will be announced later. She has donated her remains for science. Her gravestone will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Bourbon County, Kan.

She was born Glenda Ranae Wood on July 17, 1957, in Pittsburg, Kan., to Walter H. and Georgia Mathews Wood. In 1958, she moved with her family to Ames, where she went to grade school and high school, graduating in 1975. In 1978, she graduated magna cum laude in business education from Mid America Nazarene University in Olathe, Kan. Glenda worked for Hallmark Cards for more than 25 years.

On June 22, 1979, she married Alexander Paul DeHerrera. They later divorced, but were blessed with two children, Aaron Paul and Leeana Ranae.

Survivors are her son, Aaron, of Olathe; her daughter, Leeana and husband, Tremain Ryan, of Olathe; three grandchildren, Dominik, Deven and Dexter Ryan; her parents, Walter and Georgia Wood, of Amarillo, Texas; two sisters, Sheryl Deanne Albertson and husband, David, of Leland, and Stephanie Rifenberg and husband, Jimmy, of Amarillo, Texas; aunts, uncles and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Memorials may be made to the Cancer Society or charity of your choosing.

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