Sister of Charity of Nazareth Alice Teresa Wood died June 14. She was 102 and had been a professed SCN for 83 years.
Sister Wood, a native of Maryland, served as a teacher in Kentucky and Ohio early in her ministry. In Kentucky, she taught at St. Mary School in Paris, Ky.
Sister Wood also served as supervisor of cafeterias and kitchens in Maryland and Kentucky. In Kentucky, she served at several locations, including St. Helena Convent in Louisville; Lexington Catholic High School in Lexington, Ky.; on the motherhouse campus in Nazareth, Ky., and Marymount Hospital in London, Ky.
In her later years, Sister Wood made crafts, including crocheted hats and baby blankets. She donated the money raised from those items to the sisters’ Office of Mission Advancement.
Sister Wood is survived by her extended family and her religious community.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated today, June 18, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Church. Burial will follow in Nazareth Cemetery.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the SCN Office of Mission Advancement, P.O. Box 9, Nazareth, Ky., 40048.
