Alta E. Wood
Oct. 28, 1880-Aug. 16, 1981
South Bend Tribune (South Bend, Ind.), Tuesday, August 18, 1981
Alta Wood, 100, dies following illness
NILES—Mrs. Alta E. Wood, 100, formerly of Niles, died Sunday in the Presbyterian Home, Evanston, Ill., following an extended illness.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, in the Mausoleum, Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles. Rev. William J. Fuerstenau, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Niles, will officiate. There will be no visitation and the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, is in charge of local arrangements. Memorial contributions may be given to the First Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund.
She was born on Oct. 28, 1880, in Niles and lived in this area her lifetime. Her husband, J. Walter Wood, died on March 18, 1955. Surviving area son, L. Reynold Wood of Niles; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
She attended the University of Michigan in 1898 and she was the oldest member of the Niles Garden Club and the Niles Ladies Reading Club. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.