ED WOOD
A Celebration of Life Service for Ed Wood will be held on Friday, May 2, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. CST at the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege, Nebraska, with Retired Pastor Stan Murdoch officiating. Casual attire is requested by the family. Interment will follow at the Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Nebraska.
Ed Wood, 90 years of age, of rural Ogallala, Nebraska, died on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at his home. Ed was born on July 19, 1934, in Missouri, the first child of Edward Monroe and Stella Pearl (Alexander) Wood, and was raised in Hutchinson, Kansas. Ed worked many jobs during his life, including, bell hopping at the Bisonte Hotel during his early years. He then started as a grocery clerk for the JS Dillon Company, where he worked his way into store management positions in Colorado.
Ed was united in marriage to Joan Hilton but was later divorced. They had one son, Edward Armstrong Wood. He moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, and where he and his brother started a business building and selling water conditioning equipment. They also installed seamless siding, fencing, insulation, and sold satellite dishes.
Ed was a member of the NRA, Fort Atkinson Muzzle Loaders, and a charter member of the United Nebraska Muzzle Loaders Association. At one of his first shoots, he met his future wife, Kathy. They enjoyed hunting, fishing, motorcycle riding, attending muzzle loading shoots, and the annual muzzle loading convention together. Ed also sewed his own buckskins, moccasins, and possible bags/ shooting pouches. From this he started designing and making bags for sale on request and at convention. They are in use to this day.
His Moto Guzzi motorcylces were a pride and joy. He and Kathy loved riding them and they attended a couple of national rallies and gatherings, over the years. The farthest one was a trip to Washington State, then part way down the California coast.
Ed enjoyed hearing about all the activities of the greatnieces and great-nephews, he said they were, “ pretty busy…” And he loved sharing his knowledge of hunting and fishing with nephews: Will Goding, and Nate Murdoch; and great-nephews: Bennett Murdoch, Maxwell Murdoch, and Quinten Jacobs, as hunting and fishing buddies.
Ed was preceded in death by his parents; his step-father; his grandparents; his fatherin- law and mother-in-law: William A. “Bill” and Dorothy “Dot” (Blincow) Manley; a sister, Wanda in childhood; and a brother, Larry.
Ed is survived by his wife of 50 years, Kathy Wood of rural Ogallala; son, Edward Wood and his wife, Shelly; two granddaughters: Camryn (Zack) and Carsyn Wood of California; two sisters: Sondra of Hutchinson, Kansas; and Dana (Toby Spahr) of Summerville, South Carolina; one brother, Dan Wood of Hutchinson, Kansas; two sisters-in-law: Pam Murdoch and her husband, Stan Murdoch of Kearney, Nebraska; and Jane Goding and her husband, Tim of Grand Island, Nebraska; along with many nieces and nephews from NE, GA, CO, KS, and SC; and spots in-between.
A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Memorials in Ed’s honor can be directed to the family for future designation.
Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent to the family at www.nelsonbauerfh. com The Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege is in charge of the arrangements.
