Obituaries

Carl F. Brust, 85 of Mason City, died Friday, November 14, 2003, at the Good Shepherd Health Center, Mason City. Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Wednesday (Nov. 19, 2003) at the First United Methodist Church, 119 South Georgia. Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. Military rites by the Mason City Veterans Memorial Association. Visitation will be held from 4:00 ?...

Donna Lou Rhodes, 67 of Mason City died Wednesday, September 22, 2004 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Funeral services for Donna will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, September 25, 2004 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue with the Rev. Wendy Abrahamson of St. John?s Episcopal Church officiating. Cremation will follow...

Jerry L. King, 68, of 415 6th Street SE, died Thursday (December 23, 2004) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Monday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 329 East State Street with Rev. Paul Finger officiating. Following the service, cremation will take place with inurnment at a later date. Visitation will be from...

Elizabeth ?Betty? Jane Folsom, 96 of Mason City died Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. Funeral services for Betty will be held 1:30 P.M., Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. Keith Scott of Wesley United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery....

MASON CITY ? Everett H. Vikturek, 85 of Mason City died Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. A memorial service for Everett will be held at 3 PM on Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 North Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. James Magelssen officiating. There will be no visitation. A private family graveside service will be...

Frances B. Blake, 93 of Grinnell and formerly of Mason City, died Friday, April 9, 2004 at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. Funeral services for Frances will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, April 12, 2004 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. Eldon Jandebeur officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. There will be...

Lester M. Colson, 83, of Rockwell, IA, died Tuesday, March 25, 2003 at home surrounded by his family from complications of lung cancer. Funeral services will be held 1:30 PM, Friday, March 28, 2003 at Major Erickson Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 P.M. Thursday at Major Erickson Funeral Home. Memorials may be given to the Lester M. Colson...

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...

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...

Helen Jung age 90, of 302 Second Street NE died Monday, July 5, 2005 at Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM, Thursday, July 7, 2005 Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 North Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. Samuel Hamilton-Poore officiating. Friends may call Major Erickson Funeral Home from 5 ? 7 PM Wednesday, July 6, 2005. Burial...

Mary E. Teas, 52, of 1200 N. 9th Street W., died Saturday (July 24, 2004) at Opportunity Village. Memorial services will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday at the Opportunity Village Activity Center with Rev. Edward Bard, Chaplain Hospice of North Iowa officiating. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be given to Opportunity Village. Visitation: 3:00 PM to 3:00 PM...

William A. Duncan, 98, of 302 2nd St. NE, died Saturday (November 15, 2003) at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Graveside services will be held 11:00 AM Thursday at Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. Sarah Rohret Odoom, Grace United Methodist Church, officiating. Full military rites will be conducted by the Mason City Veterans Memorial Association. Visitation will be from 9:30...

Maureen A. ?Ma? Berding, 85, of 1037 19th St. SW, died Tuesday (February 22, 2005) at the IOOF Home. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Saturday at St. James Lutheran Church, 1148 4th St. SE with Pastor Paul C. Nelson officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Friday at Major...

Clifford R. McCloud, 83, of 1608 S. Harding died Sunday (June 1, 2003) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held 1:30 PM Wednesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. Will Hunsaker, Open Bible First Church, officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery with full military rites conducted by the...

Imogene Emmert, 78, of 1039 2nd St. NW, died Monday (February 1, 2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Memorial services will be 1:00 PM Saturday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue. Inurnment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be given to Hospice of North Iowa. Visitation: 7:00 PM...

Ida M. Hirsch, 86, of Mason City, died Tuesday (November 2, 2004) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City . Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Friday (November 5, 2004) at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Hospice Chaplain Tom Healey officiating. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Thompson, Iowa. Visitation will be...

Harry G. Willcox, 79, of 807 N. Pennsylvania Avenue died Sunday (June 15, 2003) at home. Memorial services will be 1:30 PM Wednesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. Kenneth Hatland, Trinity Lutheran Church, officiating. There will be no visitation. Inurnment will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Harry G. Willcox...

Virginia Ruth Rush, 50, of 707 North Federal, Mason City died Thursday, June 24, 2004 of natural causes at her home in Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM, Monday, June 28, 2004 at First Assembly of God Church, 1301 North Carolina Ave., with Rev. Charles Westendorf officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will...

MASON CITY ? Elmer E. Billick Jr, 44 of Mason City died Wednesday, May 04, 2005 at Mercy Medical Center ? North Iowa. Funeral services for Elmer will be held at 2 PM on Monday, May 9, 2005 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. David Biddle officiating. Visitation will be from 4 ? 7 PM...

Pauline Mae Thurow, 93, of Osage, died October 3, 2004 at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Memorial services will be held 11:00 AM Monday(October 18, 2004) at First United Methodist Church, 819 Main St. Osage, Iowa, with the Rev. Dr. J. Samuel Subramanian officiating. Visitation will be 9:00 AM ? 10:30 AM before the service in the church chapel. Inurnment...