Obituaries
Betty J. Squier
May 18, 2024
Betty J. Squier, 92, of Mason City, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2024, at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 24, 2024, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mason City with Rev. Dan Gerrietts officiating. Burial will be at Park Cemetery in Nora Springs.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, May 23rd at...
Donna Lea O'Dell
May 17, 2024
Donna Lea O'Dell of Mason City passed away Friday evening May 17, 2024 at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center. Donna was 90 years old and in reasonably good health until just a few weeks ago. Donna was born on November 23, 1933, in Mason City to Ellsworth "Bud" and Pauline (Pressnall) Hall, she attended Central Heights School, Roosevelt Junior High and Mason...
Jack W. Nielsen
May 17, 2024
Our hero and patriarch, Jack W. Nielsen (91) left us and this earth to be with his Heavenly Father on May 17, 2024. He passed surrounded by family in his home of over 50 years overlooking the calm waters of Lake Cona Toma, holding his wife’s hand. We are blessed to know that a place had been prepared for him...
Nyle Dean Rippentrop
May 15, 2024
Nyle D. Rippentrop, 84, of Mason City, passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at the Heritage Care and Rehabilitation Center. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at the Old Stone United Methodist Church, 1 Jackson St, Rock Falls with Pastor Beverly Butler officiating. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6...
David A. Galindo
May 11, 2024
David Allen Galindo, 58, of Mason City, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2024 at MercyOne Medical Center-North Iowa. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 AM, Monday, May 20, 2024 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave, Mason City, with the Rev. Ben Valentine officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be held from...
Ruth "Dolly" King
May 11, 2024
Ruth “Dolly” King left this earthly world on May 11, 2024, at the age of 92. She arrived March 31, 1932, to parents Oral and Ruby Slater. She was the sixth of seven to join the family. Ralph, Lois, Lyle, twins Ray and Roy, and later Charles. Charles survives her. Her family thought she looked like a little doll, and...
Westly "Bud" Bahnsen
May 9, 2024
Westly R. “Bud” Bahnsen, of Mason City, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2024, at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 13, 2024, at the Old Stone United Methodist Church, 1 Jackson St, Rock Falls. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 12, 2024, at...
William J. Witherspoon
May 6, 2024
William “Bill” J. Witherspoon, 84, of Mason City passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024, at IOOF Home and Community Therapy Center. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 4:00 p.m., with visitation starting at 3:30, on Sunday, June 23, 2024, at Grace Evangelical Free Church, 440 N. Illinois Ave, Mason City.
Bill was born on April 22, 1940,...
Charles C. Caponi III
May 3, 2024
Charles Carmelo Caponi, III was born July 30, 1952, in Mason City, IA to Charles C. and Wanda (Jenison) Caponi. He died at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City on May 3, 2024.
Chuck, or Carm if you were family, was a talented musician and song-writer who was known for his self-deprecating sense of humor. He was a lover...
Elizabeth B. Kohler
Apr 30, 2024
Elizabeth B. Kohler, 97, of Mason City, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at the Nora Springs Care Center surrounded by family. A Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, May 6, 2024, at 10:30 a.m., at Epiphany Parish Holy Family Catholic Church, 722 North Adams, with Rev. Ben Valentine officiating.A visitation will be held on Sunday, May 5, 2024,...
Ingrid E. Witherspoon
Apr 29, 2024
Ingrid E. Witherspoon, 84, of Mason City passed away on Monday, April 29, 2024, at IOOF Home and Community Therapy Center. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 4:00 p.m., with visitation starting at 3:30, on Sunday, June 23, 2024, at Grace Evangelical Free Church, 440 N. Illinois Ave, Mason City.
Ingrid was born on March 26, 1940, in...
Leonard W. Hageman
Apr 27, 2024
Leonard W. Hageman, age 83, of Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa died on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at his home.
Leonard was born on August 29, 1940 to Joe and Irma (Moellers) Hageman at his parents home in rural Festina, Iowa. Leonard graduated from Calmar High School in the class of 1958. On June 11, 1966 he was united...
Phyllis A. Opkis
Apr 24, 2024
Phyllis Anne Opkis, 81 of Nora Springs, IA passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at MercyOne Medical Center North Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 1 PM Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave, Mason City, IA. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 12 PM Tuesday...
Donovan R. Bates
Apr 23, 2024
Donovan “Don” Ray Bates, 74, of Burchinal, IA passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital, Britt, IA. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 2 until 4 PM Sunday, April 28, 2024 at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave, Mason City, IA. Online condolences may be left for the...
Sharon Peterson
Apr 19, 2024
Sharon Peterson, 88, of Mason City, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2024, at the MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center. A visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the family of Sharon Peterson. All memorial...
Steven M. Molstad
Apr 13, 2024
Steven M. Molstad, 73, of Manly, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2024, at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City. Per Steven’s wishes, cremation has taken place, and a celebration of life will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the VFW in Clear Lake.
Steven Merle Molstad was born on July 22, 1950, in Mason...
Harvey L. Johnson
Apr 13, 2024
Harvey L. Johnson, 79, of Mason City, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at the MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center. A private graveside service will be held in the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family of Harvey Johnson.
Barbara D. Kleven
Apr 7, 2024
Barbara D. Kleven, 84, of Mason City, died on Sunday, April 7, 2024. A memorial service will be held Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 10 a.m., at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania, with Pastor Sid Bohls officiating. Family and friends are invited to a visitation after the service, from 11-12 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be...
Shirley A. Kalvig
Apr 5, 2024
Shirley Ann Kalvig, 92, of Northwood, passed away Friday, April 5, 2024, at MercyOne Medical Center – North Iowa. A funeral service will be held Saturday, April 13, 2024, at 1 p.m., at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania, with Pastor Jane Harris officiating. A visitation will be held Friday, April 12, 2024, from 5-7 p.m., at Major Erickson Funeral Home. Interment...
LeAnn M. Weaver
Apr 4, 2024
LeAnn Marie Weaver (Sorbo) passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday morning, April 4, 2024, at the age of 71.
LeAnn was born on March 18, 1953, in Albert Lea, Minnesota, to Norlan J. and Marjorie B. (Olson) Sorbo. Throughout her life, she was a shining example of kindness, dedication, and service. A proud Mason City High School graduate, she...
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