Pete Wood

Page, Arizona ---Mr. Edgar Dean (Pete) Wood. age 80, lost a long battle with Dementia on July 29, 2014. He passed at home with his greatest cheerleader by his side of over sixty years. He was the son of Mr. Reuben Bayard Wood and Mrs. Opal (Gibbs) Wood, who are both deceased. He is survived by his ever loving wife, Gertrude (Cookey) Wood, including two sons, David Wayne Wood and wife Merissa of Longmont, CO. Randy Dean Wood and wife LuAnn of Elon, NC; Five grandchildren and six great grandchildren, and countless nieces and nephews. Being the youngest of six children he was preceded in death by Clifford A. Wood, Virgil W. Wood, Lavern E. Wood, Eugene A. Wood, Vivian A (Wood) Boyd. He graduated from Prep High School in Chadron Ne, and was a member of the state champion basketball team of 1952, after school he married Cookey Fesler on August 20, 1953 and moved to California to pursue a career in carpentry. He returned to Chadron in the late 50s, and continued to build and remodel homes thru out Dawes County and the state until they moved to Lake Powell Arizona in 1987 where they lived until his passing. A very accomplished carpenter and wood carver, Pete's love for woodworking always was high on his list, from building several boats, homes, and restaurants, to carving some of the most beautiful art seen anywhere. He was very active in the Elks Lodge of Chadron and instrumental in the design and building of the Elks Lodge. Along with many people he helped in Chadron, he loved coaching little league baseball and had one team that won both round robin and tournament play. A memorial to celebrate his life is being planned for the summer of 2015 around Fur Trade Days to allow the children and grandchildren time to plan for travel. Rev Jim Rasmussen, if available will say a few words for Pete. Email condolences may be sent to Chamberlain Funeral Home. If you would like to give a donation, the family asks that you please make them to your local hospice organization, for without them Cookey would have had a much more difficult journey.

Service:

Friday, July 10, 2015 ~ 2:00 PM

Chamberlain Chapel ~ Chadron, Nebraska