Iola L. Wood

Iola “Ole” Lena Wood, 86, of Mason City, died Thursday, February 7, 2013, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Memorials may be directed to the Iola L. Wood memorial fund in care of the family. Private family prayer services for both Iola and husband Leo will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com. Iola was born February 20, 1926, in Mason City, Iowa, to Carl and Tillie (Thompson) Ogaard. She attended school in Plymouth, Iowa, and later worked outside the home for many years at Tyler-Ryan. Ole was wed to Leo R. Wood and was happily married for almost 50 years until Leo’s passing in 2010. Her union with Leo created a family with six children; Leslie (Larry) Knudson of Kansas City, MO; Deborah (Jack) Digman of Rosmount, MN; Diane (Mike) Ross of Tucson, AZ; Rhonda Genzler of Mason City, IA; Ronald (Pam) Wood of Mason City; and Karen Wood of Kahoka, MO; 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Survivors also include two sisters, Bonnie Ogaard and Delores (Mike) Moorehead, both of Mason City; and a brother, Gordon (Rose) Ogaard as well as many nieces, nephews, and extended family, and her good neighbor and close friend, Karen Lair. She was preceded in death by her husband Leo; daughter, Karen, three sisters, Norma (Dean) Miller, Lenore Kollman, and Theola “Clarine” Timm; and one brother, Gilbert “Sonny” Ogaard.

Cemetery:
Memorial Park Cemetery

Memorials may be directed to the Iola L. Wood memorial fund in care of the family.

Service:
Private family prayer services for both Iola and husband Leo will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery.