Obituaries

Emma N. Long, 93 of Shakopee, Minnesota and formerly of Mason City died Monday, February 7, 2005 at St. Gertrude Rehabilitation Center in Shakopee, Minnesota. Funeral services for Emma will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, February 12, 2005 at the Rockwell United Methodist Church, 303 East Monroe Street in Rockwell with the Rev. Bruce Wittern officiating. Interment will be...

Ethel A. Despenas, 79, of 960 Briarstone Drive, died Friday (February 27, 2004) at Banner Baywood Hospital, Mesa, Arizona. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM Friday at the Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church, 1311 2nd St. SW, with Rev. Joseph Mirowski officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:30 PM Thursday at the...

Ethel K. Gage, 88, of 621 3rd St. SE, died Sunday (January 2, 2005) at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services will be held 1:30 PM Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 329 East State Street with Rev. Paul Finger officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:30 AM till time of service Thursday...

Ethel ?Lorine? Steinberg, 83, of St. Charles, Missouri formerly of Clear Lake, died Sunday (August 31, 2003) at St. Joseph?s Hospital West, Lake St. Louis. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Saturday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. Dean Hess, Zion Lutheran Church, officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Ethel (Gratias) Moser Taylor, 87 of Mason City died Thursday, August 26, 2004 at Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. A memorial service will be held 1:00 PM, SEPTEMBER 10, 2004, at the First United Methodist Church, 119 South Georgia Avenue in Mason City with the Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. A private family inurnment will be in Hillside Cemetery...

Etta L. Heinold, 97, of Lakefield, Minnesota formerly of Mason City, died Thursday (May 15, 2003) at Colonial Manor Nursing Home, Lakefield. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Monday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Pastor Larry Day, Rolling Acres Free Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one...

Eunice M. Colby, 95 of Mason City died Sunday, July 18, 2004 at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. Funeral services for Eunice will be held 1:30 PM on Friday at Grace United Methodist Church, 200 ? 14th Street NW with the Rev. Sarah Rohret Odoom officiating. Interment will follow the service in the Hampton Cemetery. Visitation will...

MASON CITY ? Evelyn A. Kephart, 97 of Mason City passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2004, at the I.O.O.F. Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, December 4, 2004, at the First Christian Church, 318 North Adams with the Rev. Bill Kanne officiating. Visitation for Evelyn will be from 4:00 PM ? 6:00 PM on Friday, December...

Evelyn L. Grunz, 81 a resident of Good Shepherd Health Center since 1994 passed away Saturday, February 28, 2004 at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. Funeral services for Evelyn will be held 2:00 PM, Tuesday, March 2, 2004 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue, with the Rev. Sarah Rohret Odoom of Grace United Methodist...

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...

Florence Combs, 91, of Mason City died Friday, August 23, 2004. Graveside services will be held Friday, October 22, 2004 at 11:00 A.M. with the Rev. Jim Stiles officiating in Elmwood Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa and the Mason City Public Library. Florence, the daughter of Peter and Johanna Jensen was born in Rock Falls,...

Flossie G. Lorentzen, 89 of Mason City died Tuesday, December 16, 2003 at Good Shepherd Health Center where she was loved and cared for. Funeral services will be held 10:00 A.M., Saturday, December 20, 2003 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. James M. Magelssen of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery,...

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...

Frances, known to friends and family as Frana was born in Walton, Kansas to James A. and Mary Ellen (Brown) Johnston, November 19, 1909. She passed away quietly February 7, 2005. She was educated in Newton, Kansas and the University of Nebraska. There she became certified to teach kindergarten. On June 18, 1933 she married James A. Percival. The couple...

Frances Herrera, 98 of Mason City died Monday, November 29, 2004 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 A.M., Thursday, December 2, 2004 at Holy Family Catholic Church, 714 North Adams Avenue with the Rev. Jon Seda officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. ? 7:00 P.M. on...

MASON CITY ? Frances ?Peg? Vermedal, 78 of Mason City died Saturday, June 18, 2005 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Monday, June 20, 2005 at Our Saviour?s Lutheran Church, 2502 South Jefferson Avenue with Rev. Joel Dahlen officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3...

MASON CITY ? Francis E. DeWitt, 80 of Mason City died Monday, April 18, 2005 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM on Friday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 419 North Delaware Avenue with Rev. Mark Lavrenz officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Graveside military rites will be conducted by the...

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)

Frank C. Hall, 83, of 4 Hawthorne, died Monday (October 13, 2003) at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. James M. Magelssen officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before services Thursday at the church. Memorials may...

Frank J. Huzl 92 of Mason City, died Friday, April 23, 2004 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Funeral services for Frank will be held 10:00 AM, Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at the WAYside Chapel at First United Methodist Church, 119 South Georgia Avenue, with the Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery....