She was born April 29, 1934, in Moose Lake, Minnesota, and grew up attending Moose Lake Covenant Church. Wood graduated from North Park College in 1954 and the University of Minnesota, where she earned a Bachelor of Education degree in 1958.
She married David Wood on August 2, 1958, in Moose Lake. The couple served the Calvary Covenant Church in Joliet, Illinois, for one year.
The Woods served in Congo from 1959 to 1994. They lived in 32 houses before purchasing their first home in Rockford, Illinois, in 1995.
The couple also served the Zion Covenant Church in Ellsworth, Wisconsin, for seven years.
Survivors include her husband and three children: two daughters, Naomi Wood and Judy Edstrom; and a son, and John Wood.
Visitation will be observed from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. preceding the service. Memorials may be directed to Bethesda Covenant Church, 2101 E. State St., Rockford, IL, 61104, or to the Department of World Mission, Evangelical Covenant Church, 5101 N. Francisco Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60625.
