Obituaries

Doris Marson, 91, of Mason City, died Saturday, January 31, 2004 at the Heritage Care Center. Graveside services will be held 2:00 P.M. Wednesday at the Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, the Reverend Dr. John ?Jack? Gannett, St. John?s Episcopal Church, will officiate. Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. Tuesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111...

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...

Harold ?Tiny? R. Tims, 90, of 1030 First St. N.E., died Friday (February 18, 2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Upon his wishes the body will be cremated and there will be no visitation. A private inurnment will take place in Elmwood-St. Joseph?s cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Harold R. Tims fund. Harold was born Septmeber...

Ellsworth B. Tevis, 73, of 20793 260th Street, died Sunday (April 18, 2004) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit after a courageous fight battling a brain tumor. A church worship service will be held in Ellsworth?s honor 2:00 PM Saturday, April 24, at the Remnant Seventh Day Adventist Church, Independent, 24 3rd St. NW, Nora Springs. His son, Dennis,...

Borghild ?Bea? A. Everding, 93, Mason City, died Saturday (February 5, 2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Tuesday(February 8, 2005) at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. Miles Grismore, of the Faith Baptist Church officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior...

Barbara J. Hohenfield, 69, of 1144 First St. SE, died Friday (October 31, 2003) at St. Mary?s Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota. Graveside services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday at Memorial Park Cemetery with Pastor Clifford Close, First Assembly of God Church, officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 PM Monday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue....

Arrangements are pending for Jeanne Shull, 86, of Mason City who died at home.

Jeanette E. Clark, 84 of Mason City died Wednesday, January 14, 2004 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services for Jeanette will be held 1:30 PM, Saturday, January 17, 2004 at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 South Pennsylvania with Rev. Bill Poland and Rev. Keith Scott officiating. Interment will be in Rockwell Cemetery. Visitation will be held from...

MASON CITY - Dwight Wirtz, 49 of Mason City died March 26, 2005 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral Home. Visitation: 8:00 PM to 8:00 PM at on March 26, 2005 (map/driving directions) 8:00 PM to 8:00 PM at on March 26, 2005 (map/driving directions) Service: 8:00 PM...

MASON CITY ? Walter Arthur ?Skip? Rose, 57 of Mason City died Saturday, December 18, 2004 at Mercy Medical Center ? North Iowa. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:30 ? 8:30 PM on Tuesday, December 21, 2004 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue. A memorial fund has been established in Skip?s name. Skip...

Myrtle E. Prestin, 90 of Mason City died Monday, October 18, 2004 at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. As per her request Myrtle?s body has been donated to the University of Iowa ? Department of Medicine. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 23, 2004 at First United Methodist Church, 119 South Georgia...

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...

Norlan Jerome Sorbo, 81, of 2319 19th St. SW, died Saturday (November 29, 2003) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Memorial services will be held 2:30 PM Wednesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. Thomas Healey, Chaplain, Hospice of North Iowa officiating. Inurnment of Norlan and his wife, Marjorie will be in Memorial Park...

Raymond O. Overbeck, 75, of Mason City, died Monday (October 11, 2004) at home. Funeral services will be 1:30 PM Thursday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by the Mason City Veterans Memorial Association. Visitation will be from 5:00 to...

Carol L. Moore, 87, of 1112 6th St. SE, died Tuesday (October 21, 2003) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. James M. Magelssen officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Friday at...

Martha A. Hansen, 88, of the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake formerly of Mason City, died Thursday (November 4, 2004) at the care center. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM Saturday at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 670 12th St. NE with Rev. James Grabitske officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to...

Visitation: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue on May 19, 2005 (map/driving directions) 3:00 PM to 3:00 PM at 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue on May 17, 2005 (map/driving directions) Service: 2:00 PM at 2502 S. Jefferson Ave. on May 20, 2005 (map/driving directions)

Mildred Helen Bailey, 89 of Mason City died Friday, May 9, 2003 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Funeral services for Mildred will be held 1:30 P.M., Tuesday, May 13, 2003 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue with Pastor Alan Sheldon of the Church of Christ officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park...

Freda P. Clausen, 84 of Waterloo and formerly of Mason City died in Waterloo Tuesday, October 5, 2004. Graveside services for Freda will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, October 8, 2004 at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery in Mason City with the Rev. Jerry Miller of the First Church of the Open Bible, Waterloo, Iowa officiating. Visitation will be one hour...

Hazel Scholl, 83, of Mason City, took the next step of life?s journey to be with her Lord on September 1, 2004. Funeral Services will be held 1:00 PM, Friday, September 3, 2004, at Temple Baptist Church, 1211 South Kentucky Avenue with the Rev. Ed Barr officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held 6 ?...