Kathleen Cecile "Kathy" Wood

Kathleen Cecile "Kathy" Wood obituary, Captain Cook, HI

Kathleen Cecile "Kathy" Wood

Kathleen Wood Obituary

Published by Legacy on Dec. 31, 2025.
Kathleen "Kathy" Cecile Wood, 79, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, passed away on November 23, 2025, at home. She was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota and was a retired Computer Programmer for Mitsubishi Electronics and a parishioner, eucharistic minister and docent of St. Benedict's Catholic Church in Honaunau, a member of the Kona Coffee Farmers Association, docent at both the Hulihee Palace and the Sadie Seymour Botanical Gardens in Kailua-Kona, as well as a member of the St. Maryanne's Ministries. Church services will be held at a later date. She is survived by her stepson, Merle "Chip" (Caren) Hidinger-Wood of Midlothian, VA; sister, Mary (Donald) Bray of Payson, AZ; brother, Michael (Kathy) Stednitz of San Marcos, CA; 2 granddaughters; numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her brothers Denis Stednitz and James Stednitz.

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