JEAN WOOD (MITCHELL)

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JEAN WOOD (MITCHELL) 1906 -2005 Jean Wood, nee Mitchell died peacefully at the Grace Hospital on Saturday, February 12, 2005. Jean Mitchell was born during a snow storm on March 12, 1906 at Orleans, MN. She moved to Winnipeg in 1912. She was the youngest and the last surviving child of James K. and Euphemia Mitchell. She was predeceased by her three brothers and her three sisters. She graduated from Kelvin Technical School and worked as a substitute teacher in order to earn enough money to further her secretarial training. She worked for four years as a steno with the Federal Grain Co. before moving on to work for the Manitoba Wheat Pool. On April 26, 1929 she married Fredrick A. Wood who predeceased her in March 1972. During the war she worked as a stenographer at Fort Osborne Barracks. Following the war she became the private secretary to Dr. George Argue and Mr. Clifford Dick of the International Mortgage and Loan Co. She continued to work after her husband's death. Upon retiring she became more actively involved in the work of Knox United Church, working as church secretary, President of the U.C.W., and she was one of the last of the infamous Knox Mothers' Club. Grandma Jean as she was know to all will be sadly missed by her oldest son Douglas F. Wood and his wife Sadie and their children, Rev. Ellen Wood and Walter Jess, Larry and Joan Wood and Janice and Mitchell Skrumeda. Grandma Jean was predeceased by her youngest son Walter in 1992 and his wife June in 2002. She will be remembered by their children, Wayne and Brenda Wood, Dawn and Gilbert Ross, Randy and Patti Wood, Larry Schaab, and Arleigh Trakalo. She will also be sadly missed by her 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Grandma Jean mourned deeply the death of her beloved granddaughter Brenda Schaab in 1989. Evening viewing will be on Wednesday, February 16 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Thomson Funeral Home. A private family interment will be followed by a memorial service at Thomson Funeral Home on Thursday, February 17 at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Ellen Wood and Rev. Bill Millar officiating. The family would like to thank the staff and home care people at Kiwanis Courts on Ness Avenue, where she was able to live on her own until August 2004. We also would like to thank Dr. Sheila Domke for her care and concern over the past years. Dr. Domke was not only her doctor but her friend. In lieu of flowers donations to the Duval Foundation of Knox United Church, 400 Edmonton Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3B 2M2 would be most appreciated. A heart of gold stopped beating. Gentle hands now at rest. No verse, no flowers, no tears can say how much we will miss her everyday. She was a person, oh, so rare... contented at home and cottage and always there. Her life was unselfish, for others she lived, not to receive, but always to give. She gave her love in fullest measure. Care and devotion and memories to treasure. Shared all our hopes, our love and our tears. We will always recall those wonderful years. We will always miss you and love you Grandma Jean. THOMSON FUNERAL HOME 669 Broadway - 783-7211

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Feb 15, 2005