Nancy Elizabeth Woods Obituary (1935

Nancy Elizabeth Woods, 84, of Dwight, IL passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 5:40 AM at the Wynscape Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wheaton, IL. Cremation rites have been accorded. Visitation will be from 10AM to 11AM with the memorial service at 11AM at the Hager Memorial Home on Friday, August 23, 2019 with Pastor Victor Randle officiating. Burial will be at McDowell Cemetery in rural Dwight following the service. Nancy was born February 1, 1935 in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of William and Marie (Schneider) Kruse. She married Carlie Whitson in 1954 in Davenport. He passed away in 1977. She then married August "Augie" Woods in 1979. He passed away in 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by a brother: Robert (Carole) Kruse of Rockford, IL; Children: Christopher (Carol) Whitson of Glen Ellyn, IL, David (Karen) Whitson of Wauconda, IL and Michael Whitson of Las Vegas, NV; her stepchildren: Debra (Gary) Thorson, Michael "Woody" (Jeana) Woods, Kathy Woods, and Carolyn Woods all of Dwight, IL; grandchildren: Matthew, Zachary, Allyson, and Bryan Whitson; Stephanie Vargas; Michael and Bryan Woods; Beth Ann Thorson; Emily Devore; and many great grandchildren; A niece: Trisha Kasper; nephews: Brad and Greg Kruse. Nancy graduated from Davenport High School in 1952 and later from the Kankakee School of Practical Nursing. She spent several years working at St. James Hospital in Pontiac; Continental Nursing Home in Dwight; and retired from the Dwight Correctional Institution after 25 years. Memorials may be made to the VFW Women's Auxiliary, 506 S Old Route 66, Dwight IL, 60420.