Minnie J. Wood, 86, Truman, died Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2001, at Lutheran Retirement Home in Truman. She was the mother of Marge Noll of Luverne.
Services were Saturday, Sept. 8, at St. PaulÕs Lutheran Church in Truman. Burial was in Ridgelawn Memorial Park at Truman.
Minnie Johanna Themer was born to John and Minnie (Miller) Themer on Aug. 5, 1915, in Waverly Township, Martin County. She attended school in Truman and graduated from Truman High School in 1933 where she was class valedictorian. She then worked at WolfÕs Grocery and Huemoeller Hardware in Truman.
She married Harold Raymond Wood on June 27, 1937, in Waverly Township. They operated a feed grinding business in the Truman area. In 1948 she worked as a bookkeeper for Bosshart Construction in Truman until her retirement in 1979. They wintered in Mesa, Ariz., for many years. Mr. Wood died Jan. 18, 1987. In 1993 she entered Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center in Fairmont and in 1996 she moved to the Lutheran Retirement Home in Truman.
Mrs. Wood was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Truman where she was active in the Ladies Aid. She was also a member of the Oles-Reader-Bosshart American Legion Post No. 115 Auxiliary and Martin County Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 36 Auxiliary. She was a past leader of Westford 4-H Club and a former member of Rose Lake Golf Club. She loved crossword puzzles, knitting, crocheting and golfing.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Marge and Dale Knoll, Luverne, and Darla and Darryl Vilt, Waseca; six grandchildren, Timothy and Sharon Knoll, Brandon, S.D., Amy and Sidney Fitch, Spencer, Iowa, Beth and Joshua Fleming, Las Vegas, Nev., Thomas and Janet Knoll, Woodbury, Christopher and Kimberly Vilt, Plainfield, Ill., and Gregory and Stacy Vilt, Waseca; nine great-grandchildren; two brothers-in-law, Duane (Darlene) Kahler, Truman, and Lester (Lillian) Kahler, Austin; one sister-in-law, Ione Gray, Truman; many nieces and nephews; and other relatives and friends.
Mrs. Wood was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Harold, one brother, Earl Themer, and one sister, Viola Barge.
Lakeview Funeral Home, Fairmont, was in charge of arrangements.