Funeral Services for Alice M. Woodward, age 94, of Wayne, will be held on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Wayne. Visitation will be on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Wayne. Interment will be at Greenwood Cemetery, Wayne. She passed away on Thursday, February 29, 2024, at Providence Medical Center in Wayne. Memorials may be directed to First United Methodist Church Wayne and the Greenwood Cemetery Association in Wayne. Arrangements are with Hasemann Funeral Home of Wayne.
Alice Mae was born October 10, 1929, to Charles and Henrietta (Frahm) Baird on a farm southwest of Wayne. After graduating from Winside High School, she received her teaching certificate from Wayne State College. For three years, Alice taught in Wayne County country schools. Alice married Henry Neyron Woodward June 11, 1950, at the First United Methodist Church in Wayne. After Neyron’s discharge from his military service, they began farming east of Dixon and later moved to a farm southwest of Wayne. In 1971, the couple bought the family home place near Altona. Alice and Neyron farmed all of their married life. She also worked for 10 years in the Wayne Care Center Kitchen.
Alice is survived by her; daughter, Linda (Leonard) Urbanec of Pender; son, Gaylin Woodward of Wayne; grandson, Matt Urbanec of Wayne; sisters-in-law, Vivian Baird of Columbus, Ohio, and Bonnie Baird of Wayne; many nieces and nephews.
Alice was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Neyron in 2018; sister, Doris (Thaine) Woodward; brothers, Russell (Arlene) Baird, Warren (Shirley) Baird, Edgar (Roberta) Baird, and Earl Baird; and brother-in-law, Jimmie (Shirley) Woodward.
