Obituaries

Alice I. Gruben, 88, of 107 Grover Street, Rock Falls, died Friday (December 26 2003) at the Concord Care Center, Garner. Funeral services will be held 1:30 PM Tuesday at the Rock Falls United Methodist Church with Rev. Jim Turner officiating. Interment will be in Rock Falls Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM Monday at Major Erickson...

Deborah J. Barsness, 63, of Mason City, IA, died Thursday, April 11, 2013, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. A memorial mass will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, April 15, 2013, at Epiphany Parish, Holy Family Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams. A private family inurnment will take place at Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery. There will be a...

Charles H. Shill, 69, of 301 S. Rhode Island died Tuesday (July 1, 2003) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. Kenneth Hatland officiating. Private family inurnment services will be Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:00 AM Saturday till...

Mildred A. Nelson, 93, of 302 2nd St. NE, died Saturday (January 1, 2005) at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. James M. Magelssen officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 PM Sunday at Major...

Mary K. Stricker, 71, of Mason City, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at the Heritage Care Center. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM on Monday, April 22, 2013, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Pastor Kathy Graves officiating. Visitation will be from 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM on Sunday (April 21, 2013) at Major Erickson Funeral...

Phillip M. Austin, 86, of 1037 19th St. SW formerly of 342 Lakeview Drive, died Monday (November 1, 2004) at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Friday at the First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia with Rev. Jim Stiles and Rev. Jo Frahm-Watkins officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will...

Gertrude S. Merkel, 89 of Mason City died Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at the Manly Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Manly. Funeral services for Gertrude will be held 10:30 A.M. Friday, April 25, 2003 at St. James Lutheran Church in Mason City with Rev. Scott Duffus officiating. Interment will be in Grafton Cemetery, Grafton, Iowa. Memorials for Gertrude may be...

Berniece A. Barron, 91, of 324 2nd St. NE, died Wednesday (September 15, 2004) at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday at the First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia Avenue, with Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Friday at Major...

Visitation: 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Major Erickson Funeral Home on June 1, 2003 (map/driving directions) 12:00 PM to 12:00 PM at Major Erickson Funeral Home on May 29, 2003 (map/driving directions) Service: 10:30 AM at First Covenant Church on June 2, 2003 (map/driving directions)

Rev. John L. Quam, 81, of 2009 S. Madison, died Friday (September 17, 2004) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. James L. Magelssen officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before services at the church....

Benny Stricker, 75 of Mason City died Sunday, December 28, 2003 at Glencoe Regional Health Services in Glencoe, Minnesota. Funeral services for Benny will be held 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, December 31, 2003 at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. James M. Magelssen officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M ? 7:00 P.M., Tuesday,...

Carl J. Lang, 94, of Mason City, died Saturday, April 26, 2003 at his home. A funeral mass will be held 10:30 AM Thursday at Holy Family Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams, with Rev. Dennis Cahill officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held 5:00-7:00 PM on Wednesday with a rosary service at 7:00 PM at Major...

Kenneth L. Miller, 82, of Mason City died Friday, June 10, 2005 at Mercy Medical Center of North Iowa. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM Tuesday (June 14, 2005) at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with Rev. Curtis Delong of the First Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood ? St. Joseph?s Cemetery....

Michael Skadburg, 16 of Mason City died Tuesday, April 1, 2004 at Mercy Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa. Funeral services for Michael will be held 3:30 PM, Tuesday, April 6, 2004 at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 South Pennsylvania Avenue, with the Rev. Bill Poland officiating. Interment will in Memorial Park Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established in his name....

Kenneth ?Dale? Warren, 82 of Mason City died Saturday, January 31, 2004 at his residence. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM, Tuesday, February 3, 2004 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1309 South Kentucky Avenue, Mason City. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the family. Visitation will...

Jesse ?Jess? A. Chase, 90, of Mason City died Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Friday (June 3, 2005) at Our Saviour?s Lutheran Church, 2502 South Jefferson Ave., with Rev. Joel Dahlen, officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, June 3, 2005 one...

Victor M. Tiedeman, 89, of 1037 19th St. SW, died Friday (September 19, 2003) at the I.O.O.F. Home. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Monday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. Kenneth Hatland officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 hour before services Monday at the funeral home. Memorials...

MASON CITY ? Joyce Scott, 46 of Mason City died Monday, February 7, 2005 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visitation for Joyce will be from 5 ? 7 PM Friday, February 18, 2005 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue. There will be no funeral service. Memorials may be directed to the family. Joyce was born October 8, 1958 in...

Claude C. Whitehill, 76 of Mason City died Saturday, April 26, 2003 at Rochester Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Memorial Services for Claude will be held 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at St. James Lutheran Church, 1148 Fourth Street S.E., Mason City with Rev. Scott Duffus officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery with full military rites conducted by...

Mason City - Glenda Myrle Evans, 71, of Mason City died Tuesday, April 19, at the Hospice of North Iowa of complications from a lengthy illness. Funeral services for Glenda will be held at 2 PM Friday at First United Methodist Church, 119 South Georgia Avenue with Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. Visitation will be from 4 ? 6 PM on...