Mereta Wood

WOOD, Mereta Loina Belle November 5, 1920 - November 2, 2010 Take her in Thine Arms, Dear Lord, And ever let her be A Messenger of Love Between our hearts and Thee. Mereta Wood of Edmonton was taken away at the age of 89 years. She left behind her loving Husband of 53 years, Ernest Wood; four children Lois Steel (Dean), Valerie Bigsby (David), Calvin Wood (Lena), Denis Wood (Candy); twelve grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; her five sisters, Jenny, Loretta, Faye, Dwade, Eula and her brother Eldine, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded by two brothers, Edeth and Mervyn and her sister Iola. A special thank you from the family goes to the staff at the Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre for their loving tender care over the last three years. She will be missed by many, and she has left this world a better place because of the love and care she showed to everyone she met. A Funeral Service will be held at The Park Pentecostal Church in Sherwood Park at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 6, 2010, with her son-in-Law Rev. Dean Steel officiating. A Private Family interment at South Haven Cemetery. Donations can be made in Mereta's name to the Hope Mission P.O. Box 953, Edmonton, AB T5J 2L8. Hainstock's Funeral Home & Crematorium, 780-440-2999. Honoured Provider of Dignity Memorial