April 16, 1925 - April 17, 2018

Rita Wood, 93, died April 17, 2018 at Amery Hospital.  She was born to John and Clara Murphy at Spooner, WI on April 16, 1925.

Rita married Loren Wood on October 18, 1944 and to this union 5 children were born.  They later divorced.  She continued living in the Spooner area working as a nurse’s aide, cleaning and restaurant work.  Later she moved to Cumberland and then to Amery.  She was a Life Member of VFW Auxiliary 8512, Almena and transferred to Post 7929 in Amery.

Rita loved reading, crocheting, sewing, making jewelry-crafts in general and she loved her dolls, angels and teddy bears, accumulating quite a collection.  She also loved bingo and music.  She loved her family and friends.

Rita was preceded in death by her parents, John & Clara Murphy, brothers John and Robert, sister Margaret, former husband Loren Wood, and many other family and friends.

She is survived by her sister Jane Hovey (Spooner), her children Barbara (Bobbi), James, Lois (aka Amanda Reed, Amery), David and Ronald Wood; 4 grandchildren, Lisa Broker (Cumberland), Brian Johnson (Amery), Vanessa Reed (New Richmond), Derek Gustason (St. Croix Falls); 8 great grandchildren, Breanna, Ian, Zane/Elizabeth, Neveah, Matthew, Scarlette, Tyler, Bentley; 2 great-great grandchildren, Lindzie and Karley; nieces and nephews:  Linda (Hovey) Schuster & Richard Nyle Hovey; Thomas and Michael Murphy; Alan, John, and Tom Ericson and many other cousins and relatives.A memorial service will be held on Friday April 27, 2018 at 2:00 pm at the Spooner Funeral Home with Father Bala as celebrant.  Interment will be after the service at the Calvary Cemetery followed by a luncheon at the funeral home.

Last Update: Dec 16, 2018 5:45 pm CST