Mary Lou Wood Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Mary Lou Wood, 82, of Iowa Falls, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at Cedar Valley Hospice in Waterloo. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Friday, December 1, 2017 at the First United Methodist Church in Iowa Falls. Burial will be at the Northlawn Memory Gardens. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm Thursday, November 30 at the Woodley Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials should be considered to Cedar Valley Hospice in Waterloo. Woodley Funeral Home, LLC of Iowa Falls is caring for Mary Lou and her family. Mary Lou Wood was born on January 21, 1935 to Herschel “Pete” and Rosa (Hamlow) Waggoner in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She attended Fort Dodge High School. On June 28, 1958 she was united in marriage to Dean Wood at the Epworth Methodist Church in Fort Dodge. Mary Lou was a farmer’s wife and later a Wal-Mart Associate. Mary Lou enjoyed spending time with her family. She often traveled to Fort Dodge to have lunch or play bingo with her sisters. She hosted many family dinners at her house and loved to cook. She made amazing potato salad, baked beans and apple pie, just to name a few. Alongside Dean, she worked hard as a farmer’s wife and together they shared many years of happiness. Mary Lou always put her family first and made sure everyone around her knew they were loved. Mary Lou Wood is survived by her children, Tammy Danger of Waterloo, Iowa, Tom Wood of Iowa Falls, Iowa, Bill Wood of Iowa Falls, Iowa and Dan (Nicole) Wood of Iowa Falls, Iowa; grandchildren: Desiree (Brock) Holmgaard, Mariah Danger, Sara (Jared) Freel, Tyler Wood, Trisha Wood and Stephanie Wood; great-grandchildren: Quinn, Eli, Lila, Kieon, Jaivion and Zyra; brothers in-law: George Folkerts, Jim Fitz and Fritz Hemann and a sister in-law, Catherine Gallea. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; sisters: Norma Fitz, Nita Rathermel and Kae Hemann; a brother-in-law, Bob “Curly” Rathermel and sisters in-law: Linda Folkerts and Dee Rieblin.

Mary Lou Wood

January 21, 1935 - November 28, 2017

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Mary Lou Wood

January 21, 1935 - November 28, 2017

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