Cleo Ann Wood, 73, Newell, passed peacefully Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at her residence.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 30, 2015, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel with a vigil beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Funeral services will be held Friday, May 1, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Newell with Father Tyler Dennis officiating. Burial will follow at Hope Cemetery in Newell.

Cleo influenced the lives of many and was known for her loving spirit and wonderful sense of humor. She was born March 16, 1942, in Bison, SD, to Ann and Adolph Aaker. She graduated from Bison High School in 1960. She married Tom Nelson on February 19, 1960, and had two daughters, Julie Ann Nelson in 1960 and Paula Sue Janovy in 1966. After she & Tom divorced, she worked at Black Hills State University in Spearfish at her first job as Secretary to Dr. Charles Schad.

She married Norman Wood on March 8, 1976, in Las Vegas, NV, and moved to Newell after remodeling their old farmhouse in 1977. Their daughter, Jennifer Lynn Wood, was born in 1981. After Norman's passing in 1996, she moved closer to Newell, but still had land on a dirt road, animals, and her beloved garden. Cleo enjoyed spending time gardening, playing cribbage and card games, attending rodeos, and being with her family, friends, and her loved grandchildren and pets.

She will be greatly missed by her family; brother, Arlen Aaker of Bison, SD; daughters, Julie (Paul Gaither) Nelson of Austin, TX, Paula (Dan) Janovy of Spearfish, SD, and Jennifer Wood of Newell SD; four grandchildren, Connor Janovy, Taylor Janovy, Norma Jo Wood, and Tyrell Wood, as well as extended family.

Cleo was preceded in death by her parents, Adolph and Ann Aaker of Bison, SD; and her husband, Norman Wood.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.kinkadefunerals.com.

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