Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
Kathleen I. Thompson
Apr 27, 2022
Kathleen I. Thompson, 83, of Mason City, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice Inpatient Unit. A memorial mass will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at Epiphany Parish Holy Family Catholic Church, 722 North Adams. Memorials may be directed to the family of Kathy Thompson. Kathy was born on May...
Dorothy Ann Platts
Apr 21, 2022
Dorothy Ann Platts, 99, of Mason City, died on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at the Homestead of Mason City. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at Epiphany Parish Holy Family Catholic Church, 722 N Adams with Rev. Neil Manternach officiating. Services will be livestreamed on the Epiphany Parish website. Visitation will be...
MaryLou Stephenson
Apr 20, 2022
MaryLou Stephenson, 94, of Mason City, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. with Rev. Carol Kress officiating. Services will be livestreamed on the Major Erickson Facebook page. Visitation will be held...
Marilyn J. Arnold
Apr 20, 2022
Marilyn (Marshall) Arnold 78, of Mason City, died Wednesday April 20, 2022, after a short-fought battle with cancer at Hospice of North Iowa. Per Marilyn’s request her body was cremated and has requested no services. Memorials may be directed to the Marilyn Arnold Memorial Fund. Marilyn was born in Hancock County the daughter of Robert and Luella (Kennedy) Marshall. Marilyn...
Zella I. Dobbins
Apr 20, 2022
Zella I. Dobbins, 76 of Britt, Iowa died suddenly on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at the Mercy One North Iowa Medical Center, Mason City, Iowa. A memorial service and inurnment will be held at a later date at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Albany, New York. Zella was born on January 31, 1946, in Stephentown, New York to the late Ransom and...
Todd C. Strong
Apr 19, 2022
Todd C. Strong, 55, of Mason City, Iowa, passed away in his home on April 19, 2022. Todd was born on June 8, 1966, to Cary Strong and Karen Johnson in Mason City, Iowa. That is also the city where he spent all his years being educated. In his youth, Todd enjoyed spending the summers exploring northern Minnesota with his...
Linda K. Woodcock
Apr 11, 2022
Linda Kay Woodcock, 75, of Mason City, IA, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022, at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. Public visitation will be held from 4-6 PM Friday, April 22, 2022, at the funeral home. Private memorial services will be held at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave. Inurnment will follow at Memorial Park...
John P. Burns
Apr 10, 2022
John P. “Bunny” Burns, 76, of Mason City, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022, at the Good Shepherd Health Center. John will be laid to rest in the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery at a later date. A celebration of life will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at East Park Shelter 4 on Saturday, April 30. John was born...
Avis A. Montgomery
Apr 7, 2022
Avis A. Montgomery, 71, of Lake Mills died Thursday, April 7, 2022, at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice Unit. A celebration of life will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, April 23, 2022, at the Truman Helgeson Civic Center, 227 West Main Street Lake Mills. There will be no visitation. Avis Ann Montgomery, the daughter of Frank and Leola (Kollmann) Young,...
Carol Jean Markham
Apr 6, 2022
Carol J. Markham, 90, of Mason City, Iowa died on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at the Mercy One North Iowa Hospice. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, May 14, 2022, at the chapel at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania, Mason City, IA. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service...
Dr. John W. Nolan
Apr 4, 2022
Dr. John W. Nolan, 74 of Mason City, died on Monday, April 4, 2022, at the Clarion Wellness Center. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 11, 2022, at Grace Evangelical Free Church, 440 N Illinois Ave., Mason City. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service time. Inurnment will be held in...
Glenn R. Johnson Junior
Apr 3, 2022
Glenn R. Johnson Junior, 80 of Rockwell, died on Sunday, April 3, 2022, at his home. A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 8, 2022, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Major Erickson Funeral Home. Interment will...
Verna L. Aastrup
Mar 24, 2022
Verna L. Aastrup, 98, of Mason City, entered the gates of heaven on March 24, 2022, just six hours short of her 99th birthday. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. Inurnment will be held in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. She was preceded in death...
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