Obituaries

Carol A. Jass

Carol A. Jass

Jul 3, 2022

Carol Ann Jass, 82, of Ankeny, IA and formerly of Mason City, IA, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2022, at the MercyOne Hospice House, Johnston, IA. Memorial services will be held at 11 AM Saturday, July 9, 2022, at the Wesley United Methodist Church with the Rev. Brent Hamilton officiating. Visitation will be held from 4 until 8 PM Friday...

John  Roger Martin

John Roger Martin

Jun 28, 2022

John Roger Martin, 71, of Mason City passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at his home surrounded by his wife Donna and their family after a short battle with stomach cancer. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, July 2, 2022, at St. James Lutheran Church, 1148 4th St SE with Pastor Sid Bohls officiating. Visitation...

John "Jack" F. Turner

John "Jack" F. Turner

Jun 21, 2022

John “Jack” Frederic Turner, 90, was born March 17, 1932, in Guyandotte, West Virginia, the third son of Aaron Lee and Iva Myrtle (Adkins) Turner. He passed from this life on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Good Shepherd Health Center, Inc., Mason City, Iowa 50401. In 1949, Jack was graduated from Huntington East High School, Huntington, West Virginia. He attended...

Jody  G.  Pals

Jody G. Pals

Jun 17, 2022

Jody G. Pals (Lightbody), 63, of Mason City passed away Friday, June 17th, 2022 at her home in Mason City due to complications with Alzheimer’s and non-alcoholic liver disease. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Richland Lutheran Church in Thornton, IA with Pastor Robert Harting officiating. Visitation will be held from 4...

Linda  J.  Schmidt

Linda J. Schmidt

Jun 15, 2022

Linda J. Schmidt, 85, of Mason City, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at the Homestead Assisted Living. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at St. James Lutheran Church, 1148 4th St SE. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Major Erickson Funeral Home,...

Carmen Y. Dedor

Carmen Y. Dedor

Jun 9, 2022

Carmen Yvonne Dedor, 92, of Mason City, IA passed away Thursday, June 9, 2022 at the Heritage Care and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held at 10 AM Friday, June 17, 2022 at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 419 North Delaware, Mason City, with Pastor Sean Smith officiating. Interment will be held at 2 PM Friday at the St. John...

Robert N.  Frank

Robert N. Frank

Jun 9, 2022

Robert N. Frank, 82, of Mason City, IA, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2022, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11 AM Friday, June 17, 2022 at Epiphany Parish St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Neil Manternach officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be held from...

Sharon K. Nickell

Sharon K. Nickell

Jun 7, 2022

Sharon Kay Nickell September 14, 1940 – June 7, 2022 Sharon Kay Nickell was born on September 14, 1940 in Guthrie Center, Iowa to Arthur and Anna Marie Sheeder, the second youngest of ten children. Sharon married Jerome Conrad Nickell, the love of her life, on September 12, 1958. The union blessed them with six children. They shared 51 years...

Roger Leroy Roberts

Roger Leroy Roberts

Jun 4, 2022

Roger L. Roberts, 100, of Mason City, passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N Pennsylvania Ave. A visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at Major Erickson Funeral...

Glen E. Bandel

Glen E. Bandel

Jun 3, 2022

Glen E. Bandel, 93, of Mason City passed away on Friday, June 3, 2022 at the IOOF Home in Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Christ's Church, 710 N Kentucky, Mason City. Burial will be at Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church on...

Virginia  L.  Faktor

Virginia L. Faktor

Jun 2, 2022

Virginia Faktor passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 2, 2022, at her home in Littleton, Colorado. She was 98. A private funeral service will be held at Major Erickson Funeral Home. Interment will be held in the Plymouth Oakwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials can be directed to the family of Virginia Faktor memorial fund. Virginia was loyal to...

Bryan  Bard  Byre

Bryan Bard Byre

Jun 2, 2022

Bryan B. Byre, 47, of Bondurant, Iowa, passed away in a motor vehicle accident on Thursday, June 2, 2022, south of Des Moines. A visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 9, 2022, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 11, 2022, at...

Alice M. Broers

Alice M. Broers

May 29, 2022

Alice M. Broers, 79, of Mason City, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022, at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. A funeral service will be held on Friday, June 3, 2022, at 10 a.m., at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave. with Chaplain Al Polito officiating. Interment will be held in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. A...

Deborah  R.  Bauer

Deborah R. Bauer

May 18, 2022

Deborah R. Bauer, 73, of Mason City, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at the University of Minnesota Fairview- East Bank Hospital in Minneapolis. A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, May 27, 2022, at 10:30 a.m., at Epiphany Parish Holy Family Catholic Church, 722 North Adams, with Rev. Jake Dunne officiating. Interment will be held in Memorial...

Lucille  Ann Varrelmann

Lucille Ann Varrelmann

May 14, 2022

Lucille Ann Varrelmann, 73, of Mason City, IA, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service time. Inurnment will be held in...

John J. Steinauer

John J. Steinauer

May 13, 2022

John Julius Steinauer, 89, of Mason City, IA, passed away Friday, May 13, 2022 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 AM Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at the Epiphany Parish St. Joseph Catholic Church with Rev. Neil Manternach officiating. Interment will follow in the Elmwood-St. Joseph’s Cemetery with military honors conducted by the...

Marian M.  Smedsrud

Marian M. Smedsrud

May 8, 2022

Marian Mae Smedsrud, 93, of Mason City, IA formerly of Waukon, passed away Sunday May 8, 2022 at MercyOne Medical Center - North Iowa. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 AM Monday May 16, 2022 at the St. John's Lutheran Church, Waukon, IA, with Pastor Bryan Robertson officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Oakland Cemetery, Waukon, IA. Visitation will...

Remelda A.  Gelner

Remelda A. Gelner

May 7, 2022

Remelda (Snopek) Gelner, 88, of Mason City, Iowa, died Saturday, May 7, 2022. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at Holy Name Catholic Church, 507 First Ave. NW, Rockford, Iowa, at 10 a.m., with Rev. Ralph Davis officiating. Burial will follow immediately after the service at Riverside Cemetery in Rockford, Iowa. Visitation will...

Jerry  Lowell Horstman

Jerry Lowell Horstman

May 6, 2022

Jerry L. Horstman, 84, of Clear Lake, IA died on Friday, May 6, 2022, at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 13, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N Pennsylvania Ave. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service time. Interment will be held in the Corinthian...

Margaret  E.  Dodge

Margaret E. Dodge

May 4, 2022

Margaret E. Dodge, 96, of Mason City, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be held in the First Lutheran Cemetery in St....

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