Mercedes M. Hentges

MASON CITY: Mercedes M. Hentges, 92, of Mason City, died Thursday, January 1, 2015 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. A funeral mass will be held 10:30 AM Monday, January 5, 2015 at Epiphany Parish Holy Family Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams. Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Alta Vista, Iowa. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 PM Sunday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue. A Catholic Daughters Rosary will be held at 5:00 PM following by a Scriptural Wake Service at 5:30 PM. Memorials may be directed to the Mercedes Hentges Memorial Fund. Mercedes was born February 9, 1922 in rural Chickasaw County Iowa the daughter of Ben and Anna (Daley) Kramer. She graduated from St. Williams High School in Alta Vista. Mercedes attended Mason City Junior College, Mount St. Claire College and graduated from Iowa State Teachers College, Cedar Falls. She taught rural schools in Chickasaw County and later at Holy Family Catholic School in Mason City. She married Robert P. Hentges February 6, 1946 in Alta Vista. They moved to Mason City in 1949. Mercedes was a member of Epiphany Parish, Catholic Daughters of the Americas and church guild. A few of her interests included reading, sewing, gardening, cooking and entertaining. She was an avid card player and was instrumental in organizing card groups while living at the Good Shepherd Health Center. The family would like to thank the staff for the care Mercedes received while she was a resident there. Mercedes is survived by 2 sons, James “Jim” (Vickie) Hentges of Mason City and John “Jack” Hentges of West Salem, Wisconsin; 3 grandchildren, Allison (Mike) Antes of Centerpoint, Melissa (Ben) Swyter of Mason City and Ben Hentges of Cedar Rapids; 3 great grandchildren, Lauren, Trevor and Sydney; 1 brother, Norbert (Joyce) Kramer of New Hampton; 1 sister, Shirley Ptachek of Cresco. Mercedes was preceded in death by her parents, a sister in infancy, Elaine; husband, Robert; Jack’s special friend, Debra Woodliff; many sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews.

Cemetery:
Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Alta Vista, Iowa.

Memorials may be directed to the Mercedes Hentges Memorial Fund.