Theodora "Teddy" Wood

A livestream of the service will be viewable below starting at 1:45 PM, Thursday, February 10th, 2022. Theodora “Teddy” Wood (Maye-TwoHearts), 55, Moorhead, MN, passed away on January 19, 2022 at Essentia Hospital. Teddy was born on November 16, 1966 at Mercy Hospital in Devils Lake to Theodore Maye and Anne TwoHearts. She attended school at the Maddock Public School in Maddock, ND and then Woodrow Wilson High School in Fargo. She went on to attend Moorhead Technical College to study medical records. Teddy grew up in Maddock, ND before moving to Fargo in 1985. She was united in marriage to Eric Wood on July 7, 1997. Eventually made home in Moorhead in 2017. She worked for the Salvation Army as the feeding program manager, and the Great Plains Food Bank as a warehouse supervisor. Teddy was an excellent basketball player in high school, where she maintained a 100% free-throw average! Family and friends were very important to her, as she was a very caring person. Throughout the years she made many friends back home and in the Fargo-Moorhead area. She cared about people and what was happening in their lives. She often lent advice along with asking how you were doing. She had a smile and warm words to say when you visited. She enjoyed getting together for family BBQ’s, especially the July 4th celebrations. She also enjoyed attending powwows where visits with family and friends were enjoyed. Throughout the years, Teddy had the pleasure of doing some traveling and enjoyed sharing her stories of new things seen and fun times had. She and Duey enjoyed watching football together and had an ongoing rivalry over the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers. She had the opportunity to meet many people in her work at the local Salvation Army. She grew to care about people, the people she served there, and what was going on in their lives. She did everything she could to help them. At the food bank she continued to fill a role helping people in a challenging job where she supervised in a warehouse setting. She was also responsible for interacting with volunteers and using her people skills when delegating duties there. Teddy was a loving daughter, sister, mother, aunty, grandmother, and friend who will be greatly missed. Teddy is survived by her loving companion Duane “Duey” Streifel, of Moorhead; her children Savannah (Chris) Paynter, of Sidney, MT, and Joel Maye, of Moorhead; five grandchildren; stepmother Dorene Garza, Moorhead; siblings Juanita Maye, of Moorhead, Tony (Deb) LaVallie, of Ft. Totten, ND, Edward LaVallie, of Ft. Totten, ND, Robert (Candida) Maye, of Fargo, Izetta May, of Fargo, Bill Maye, of Moorhead, Mary Maye, of Moorhead, and Anita (Ramon) Maye, of West Fargo; stepbrothers TJ (Leona) Solberg, and Richie Solberg, of Moorhead; a special niece and godchild Crystal Mozinski; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews. Teddy was preceded in death by her husband, Eric Wood; father Theodore Maye; mother Anne TwoHearts; paternal grandparents Joseph Maye and Myrtle (Bailey) May, maternal grandparents Rachael and Michael TwoHearts Sr.; sisters Carrie and Theresa TwoHearts, and several aunts and uncles.