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Emma Frances Kuhns Wood

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Birth	:	18 Jul 1903 Benkelman, Dundy County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	11 Feb 1970 Imperial, Chase County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Benkelman Cemetery, Benkelman, Dundy County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.0699997, -101.5318985
Description	:	Emma Frances Kuhns Wood was born July 18, 1903, and departed this life on Wednesday, February 11, 1970, at the Chase County Community hospital in Imperial. She had been taken to the hospital on February 1st when she suffered a stroke. She was reared in Benkelman and was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Kuhns. Emma graduated from the Benkelman High School with the Class of 1922 and attended the University of Nebraska. She then taught school for six years in the Hiawatha and Max, Nebraska communities... Read More	Emma Frances Kuhns Wood was born July 18, 1903, and departed this life on Wednesday, February 11, 1970, at the Chase County Community hospital in Imperial. She had been taken to the hospital on February 1st when she suffered a stroke. She was reared in Benkelman and was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Kuhns. Emma graduated from the Benkelman High School with the Class of 1922 and attended the University of Nebraska. She then taught school for six years in the Hiawatha and Max, Nebraska communities and in the Fort Morgan, Colorado area. Emma was married to Claude A. Wood on May 26, 1928 at Fort Morgan, Colorado, and they made their home on a farm north of Benkelman most of their lives. To this union were born four children, Annette, Keith and Doralee and an infant daughter who preceded her in death. Mrs. Wood was a member of the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church and the Order of Eastern Star Holly Chapter No. 233 of Benkelman. She leaves to mourn her passing her husband Claude, daughter, Annette Wilson and husband Paul, and their children, Van, Ellen and Lisa of North Platte; daughter, Doralee Hoffler and her husband Marvin, and their children, Pamela and Clayton of Newport News, Virginia, and one son Keith and his wife Barbara, and their children, Lynnel, Rhonda and Bobette of Benkelman, and a sister, Mrs. Wilma Siegel of Stratton. Funeral services were conducted at the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church by the pastor Rev. T. J. Fraser on Friday afternoon, February 13th. Interment was in the Benkelman Cemetery under the direction of the Brunkhorst Funeral Home of Wauneta. Info donated by: Find A Grave contributor Jeri Herbert

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Emma Frances Kuhns Wood's memorial is located at: Benkelman Cemetery, Benkelman, Dundy County, USA.
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Emma Frances Kuhns Wood death on 11 Feb 1970 in Imperial, Chase County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 40.0699997
Longitude: -101.5318985

Family Members:

Parent

William D. Kuhns

(1863 - 1933)

Medora Ellen “Dora” Pfrimmer Kuhns

(1874 - 1951)

Spouse

Claude Albert Wood

(1902 - 2007)

Siblings

Wilma Pauline Kuhns Siegel

(1899 - 1999)

Children

Ellen Annette Wood Wilson

(1930 - 2021)

Frances Wood

(1933 - 1933)

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