Tri-County Citizen

JOANNE MARGARET WOOD,


 

 

of New Lothrop, 81 died Wednesday January 11, 2023. Joanne was born November 4, 1941, in a house on Lynn street in Owosso to George and Francis (Kaminski) Maciejeski. Joanne grew up in and around the Owosso area and graduated from St. Paul Catholic School in Owosso. On June 9, 1962, she married the love of her life, Ronald L. Wood, at St. Paul Catholic Church in Owosso, and together they enjoyed 45 years of marriage until Ronald’s death in 2007. During her life she became well known as a hard worker, and she could do anything she put her mind to. In New Lothrop, she earned the title as “Mother Wood” as she babysat for many neighborhood kids in the community. Joanne loved going on trips up north with her husband, where they would go mushroom hunting and birdwatching. She was also known in the community for driving bus, and she was a familiar face at Gracie’s Restaurant, where she was a hostess for many years. Joanne was also very diligent as she taught catechism for many years.

Those left to cherish her memories are her children, David A. Wood, Shelly (Don Fredrick) Wood, and Danny Wood; grandchildren, Heather Lynn Wood, Nicholas Patrick Wood, Courtney Campbell, Nathan Campbell, and Dan Lewis Wood-Morrish; great-grandchildren, Emily, Ian, Kaylee, Carter, Adley, Levi, Tucker, Novalee, and Atlas; and siblings, Rosie Bohac, and Helen Wirostek. Preceding her in deaths were her parents; and siblings Patrick, Connie, and Richard “Rick.”

For further information please contact McGeehan Funeral Home, Martin Chapel at (989) 845-3420