Dolores Jean Wood, born December 4, 1931, in Atchison, KS, to Carl F. and Rose M. (Enzbrenner) Wagner, passed away on November 17, 2024 at the age of 92.
She attended Mooney Creek Elementary School and the Mount St. Scholastica Academy for three years before graduating from Atchison High in 1949. 
At the age of 19, she married her husband of 56 years, “Bud” Lawrence Wood, on May 20, 1950, at Sacred Heart Parish.  Together, they built a life on their farm, raising livestock, selling eggs, and tending a large garden each year while also working full-time jobs in town. 
Dolores was preceded in death by her brothers Wilbur, Melvin, and Gerald Wagner; grandson Thomas Wood; and son-in-law Charles Noll.
She is survived by her daughter, Sarah Noll of Nortonville, and son, Stephen Wood (Deanna) of Atchison; her sister, Mary Newell of Oskaloosa; along with 11 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. 
The funeral Mass will be Saturday, November 23, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Church in Atchison. A rosary will begin on Saturday, at 10:00 a.m. followed by visitation at the church. She will be laid to rest at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.  Funeral care has been entrusted to the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home.