Obituaries

MASON CITY, IOWA: Richard E. Munns, MD of Mason City, Iowa died Sunday (February 20, 2005) in Kansas City, Kansas. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Thursday at the First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia with Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by the Mason City Veterans Memorial...

Richard G. Rust, 71, of 1404 N. Hampshire Place, died Saturday (September 4, 2004) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Memorial services will be held 1:30 PM Thursday at the First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia Avenue with Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. Inurnment services will be in Memorial Park Cemetery at a later date. A gathering of family...

Richard Robert Byerly, 85, of 1317 S. Massachusetts Avenue, died Sunday (May 23, 2004) at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Wednesday at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 S. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. Bill Poland officiating. Interment will be in Park Cemetery, Nora Springs. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 PM Tuesday at...

Robert C. Freeden, 70, of 1517 S. Virginia Avenue, died Monday (August 2, 2004) at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Thursday at St. James Lutheran Church, 1148 4th St. SE with Rev. Paul C. Nelson officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Wednesday at...

Robert E. Redick Jr. 55, of 915 N. Monroe, died Tuesday (February 15, 2005) at home. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday at the Church of Christ, 710 N. Kentucky Avenue with Rev. Alan Sheldon officiating. Additional services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday (February 26, 2005) at Prairie Center Church of God, 105 S. Montclaire Drive, Olathe,...

Robert E. Schaecher, 77, of 501 S. Kentucky, formerly of Nampa, Idaho died Monday (January 3, 2005) at the Heritage Care Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Per his request, his body has been cremated. Memorial services will be held at a later date. There will be no visitation. Robert was born August 15, 1927 in Columbus, Nebraska the...

Robin Fish, 37 of Mason City died Sunday, January 2, 2005 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. There are no public services schduled at this time. Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements, 641-423-0924. Visitation: 5:00 PM to 5:00 PM at on January 2, 2005 (map/driving directions) 5:00 PM to 5:00 PM...

Roderick A. Wright, 73, of Mason City, died Friday (November 12, 2004) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Monday (November 15, 2004) at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 329 East State St., with Rev. Paul Finger officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Sunday (November 14, 2004) at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111...

Roger L. Mollenbeck, 51, of 1207 3rd St. NE, Hampton, died Wednesday (February 18, 2004) at home. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Saturday at the First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia, with Rev. Jim Stiles, Rev. Jo Frahm-Watkins First United Methodist Church and Rev. Arthur J. Zewert, Zion Reformed Church officiating. Following cremation, inurnment will take place...

Visitation: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Major Erickson Funeral Home on July 23, 2004 (map/driving directions) 5:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Major Erickson Funeral Home on July 21, 2004 (map/driving directions) Service: 10:00 AM at Major Erickson Funeral Home on July 24, 2004 (map/driving directions)

Rosemary Miller Mason City ? Rosemary Miller, 88, formerly of rural Riverside, died late Saturday (Sept. 4, 2004) at her home with family at her side. Per her wishes, Major Erickson Funeral Home handled the cremation of her body. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Unitarian Universalist Society, 10 S....

MASON CITY ? Ruth Lorrayne DeSart, 94 of Mason City died Friday, March 25, 2005 at Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services for Ruth will be held at 11 AM, Friday, April 1, 2005 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. Jim Stiles of First United Methodist Church officiating. Visitation will be from 5 ? 7...

Ruth E. DeGraw, 83, of 1037 19th St. SW, died Tuesday (September 30, 2003) at the IOOF Home. Funeral services will be held 1:30 PM Friday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. Jim Stiles, First United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before services Friday at...

Ruth E. Katter, 97, of 302 2nd St. NE, died Thursday (August 5, 2004) at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services will be 10:30AM Monday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 419 N. Delaware with Rev. Mark Lavrenz officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church one hour before services. Memorials may be given to...

Ruth E. Welsh, 89 of Mason City died Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at the I.O.O.F. Home. Funeral services for Ruth will be at 2:30 PM, Tuesday, March 1, 2005 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue with the Rev. Paul Finger of St. Paul Lutheran Church officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood ? St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will...

Ruth J. Frelund, 86, of 302 2nd St. NE, died Monday (April 14, 2003) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held 10AM Friday at St. James Lutheran Church, 1148 4th St. SE, with Rev. Scott Duffus officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM Thursday at Major...

MASON CITY ? Ruth Stephenson, 84, of Mason City died Friday, April 8, 2005 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Memorial service for Ruth will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, April 16, 2005 at Our Saviour?s Lutheran Church, 2502 South Jefferson Avenue with Rev. Joel Dahlen officiating. In lieu of flowers memorial may be directed to Hospice...

Sandra Jean Brand, 61 of Mason City and formerly of Rockford left this world on November 8, 2004 at Hospice of North Iowa following a short battle with cancer. Funeral services for Sandra will be held at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, November 11, 2004 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue with the Rev. Kathy Graves, Director of Spiritual...

Sandra Kay Dean, 58, of 199 N. Crescent Drive, died Friday (February 6, 2004) at home. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Wednesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue. Her body will be cremated. Memorials may be given to the Sandra Kay Dean Memorial Fund. Sandra was born April...

MANLY ? Selenda Josephine Larsen, 86 of Manly died Friday, July 1, 2005 at the Manly Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 PM on Tuesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home and one hour...