Anna M. Wood, 84, formerly of Derry, NH, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2022, at the Elliot Hospital in Manchester. Anna, known by her close friends and family as "Sugar", was born in E. Derry, NH October 17, 1937, a daughter to the late George and Anna (Anderson) Peterson.
Anna was raised in Derry. After high school, she went on to become a graduate of Concord Hospital Nursing School. She worked at Alexander-Eastman Hospital and then Birchwood Nursing Home in Derry, where she later retired from in 1990. Anna was a proud former member of the Rainbow Girls. She loved to craft, knit, but most important of all, she was an avid Red Sox Fan who lived and breathed the team.
Anna is survived by her two sons, Michael Wood, and Karl Wood and his wife Marcelle; her grandson, Stephen M. Wood and his wife Melissa; her great grandchildren, Shawn Wood, Ayla Wood, Cole Wood, and Ella Wood; her brothers, Victor Peterson and his wife Karen, John Peterson, and George “Eric” Peterson and his wife Joanne. She was predeceased by her beloved husband George Wood in 2017
Following cremation, there will be no services.