Wood, Katherine A. (1914-2016)

WOOD, KREITLOW, BUCKTON, RASMUSON, BALDWIN, CANNON, KIRSCHBAUM, DEVRIES

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 7/31/2016 at 18:40:19

Katherine A. Wood
July 2, 1914 - June 28, 2016

WODEN – Katherine A. Wood, 101, of Woden, died on Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at the Titonka Care Center.

Katherine Adella Wood, a daughter of William and Maybelle (Buckton) Kreitlow, was born on July 2, 1914, on a farm near Forest City. She attended country school near her home and then Forest City High School. On April 22, 1937, she married John E. Wood at the Forest City Methodist parsonage. They lived near Woden where they raised their two children, Kathleen and Roger. Katherine helped on the farm and tended a large garden as well. Active as a 4-H leader, a member of Band Mothers, in her church, and in the Woden Senior Citizens Center, she, also, enjoyed cooking, dancing, sewing, doing crossword puzzles, playing cards, and traveling, and she would always say yes to going on trips with her family.

Katherine is survived by her daughter, Kathleen (Richard) Rasmuson, of Mason City; a son, Roger (Patricia) Wood, of Woden; her grandchildren, Mark (Brenda) Rasmuson, of Clear Lake, Susan (Keith) Baldwin, of Rockwell, Sarah (Russ) Cannon, of Tyler, Texas, Michael Rasmuson, of Mason City, Penny (David) Kirschbaum, of Wilton, and Jon (Jeanna) Wood, of Hartford, South Dakota; fifteen great grandchildren; seven great-great grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Claribel DeVries, of Buffalo Center; and a brother-in-law, Melvin (Mary) Wood, of Battle Creek, Michigan; as well as by numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John, in 1999; her parents; and two brothers, Elwin and Warren.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, July 2, 2016, at the First Presbyterian Church in Woden with Rev. Dr. Glenn Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Bingham Township Cemetery south of Woden. Visitation will take place from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M., Friday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 310 Main St., in Woden and will continue one hour prior to services at the church. Memorials may be directed to the First Presbyterian Church in Woden, the Titonka Care Center, or to a charity of the donor’s choice.

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