Obituaries

Dorothy  Ann  Platts

Dorothy Ann Platts

Apr 21, 2022

Dorothy Ann Platts, 99, of Mason City, died on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at the Homestead of Mason City. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at Epiphany Parish Holy Family Catholic Church, 722 N Adams with Rev. Neil Manternach officiating. Services will be livestreamed on the Epiphany Parish website. Visitation will be...

Zella I.  Dobbins

Zella I. Dobbins

Apr 20, 2022

Zella I. Dobbins, 76 of Britt, Iowa died suddenly on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at the Mercy One North Iowa Medical Center, Mason City, Iowa. A memorial service and inurnment will be held at a later date at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Albany, New York. Zella was born on January 31, 1946, in Stephentown, New York to the late Ransom and...

MaryLou Stephenson

MaryLou Stephenson

Apr 20, 2022

MaryLou Stephenson, 94, of Mason City, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. with Rev. Carol Kress officiating. Services will be livestreamed on the Major Erickson Facebook page. Visitation will be held...

Marilyn J.  Arnold

Marilyn J. Arnold

Apr 20, 2022

Marilyn (Marshall) Arnold 78, of Mason City, died Wednesday April 20, 2022, after a short-fought battle with cancer at Hospice of North Iowa. Per Marilyn’s request her body was cremated and has requested no services. Memorials may be directed to the Marilyn Arnold Memorial Fund. Marilyn was born in Hancock County the daughter of Robert and Luella (Kennedy) Marshall. Marilyn...

Todd C. Strong

Todd C. Strong

Apr 19, 2022

Todd C. Strong, 55, of Mason City, Iowa, passed away in his home on April 19, 2022. Todd was born on June 8, 1966, to Cary Strong and Karen Johnson in Mason City, Iowa. That is also the city where he spent all his years being educated. In his youth, Todd enjoyed spending the summers exploring northern Minnesota with his...

Linda K. Woodcock

Linda K. Woodcock

Apr 11, 2022

Linda Kay Woodcock, 75, of Mason City, IA, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022, at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. Public visitation will be held from 4-6 PM Friday, April 22, 2022, at the funeral home. Private memorial services will be held at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave. Inurnment will follow at Memorial Park...

John P. Burns

John P. Burns

Apr 10, 2022

John P. “Bunny” Burns, 76, of Mason City, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022, at the Good Shepherd Health Center. John will be laid to rest in the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery at a later date. A celebration of life will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at East Park Shelter 4 on Saturday, April 30. John was born...

Avis A. Montgomery

Avis A. Montgomery

Apr 7, 2022

Avis A. Montgomery, 71, of Lake Mills died Thursday, April 7, 2022, at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice Unit. A celebration of life will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, April 23, 2022, at the Truman Helgeson Civic Center, 227 West Main Street Lake Mills. There will be no visitation. Avis Ann Montgomery, the daughter of Frank and Leola (Kollmann) Young,...

Carol  Jean  Markham

Carol Jean Markham

Apr 6, 2022

Carol J. Markham, 90, of Mason City, Iowa died on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at the Mercy One North Iowa Hospice. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, May 14, 2022, at the chapel at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania, Mason City, IA. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service...

Dr. John  W.  Nolan

Dr. John W. Nolan

Apr 4, 2022

Dr. John W. Nolan, 74 of Mason City, died on Monday, April 4, 2022, at the Clarion Wellness Center. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 11, 2022, at Grace Evangelical Free Church, 440 N Illinois Ave., Mason City. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service time. Inurnment will be held in...

Glenn R. Johnson Junior

Glenn R. Johnson Junior

Apr 3, 2022

Glenn R. Johnson Junior, 80 of Rockwell, died on Sunday, April 3, 2022, at his home. A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 8, 2022, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Major Erickson Funeral Home. Interment will...

Verna L.  Aastrup

Verna L. Aastrup

Mar 24, 2022

Verna L. Aastrup, 98, of Mason City, entered the gates of heaven on March 24, 2022, just six hours short of her 99th birthday. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. Inurnment will be held in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. She was preceded in death...

Roger  Warren Bang

Roger Warren Bang

Mar 22, 2022

Roger Warren Bang, 72, of Mason City, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at his home with his wife Peggy by his side. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N Pennsylvania Ave. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, May 20, 2022,...

Walter C. Schroeder

Walter C. Schroeder

Mar 19, 2022

Walter Carl Schroeder of Mason City passed away on March 19, 2022, at the age of 90. Father Paul Lippstock will preside over the memorial service at 11 am on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue, Mason City. Visitation will begin at 10 am Saturday, with lunch and fellowship at noon at the...

Mary  Louise  Pappajohn

Mary Louise Pappajohn

Mar 17, 2022

Mary Louise Pappajohn, 88, passed away March 17, 2022, in Naples, Florida with her family by her side. Mary was born October 6, 1933, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Michael and Mariana (Bougris) Limberis. She attended the University of Minnesota obtaining a B.S. in Home Economics in 1955 and after graduation she worked for Northern States Power in Minneapolis as their...

Robert F. Hackman

Robert F. Hackman

Mar 17, 2022

Bob Hackman, 85, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Funeral service will be held on Monday, March 21, 2022, at 11 a.m., at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave. with Rev. Kenneth Gehling officiating. Visitation will be an hour prior to the service. Memorials may be directed to...

Margaret E. Quam

Margaret E. Quam

Mar 16, 2022

Margaret Elaine Bailey Quam of Mason City age 89 died on March 16, 2022. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at 10:30 a.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 North Pennsylvania, and masks will be required upon entering. Interment will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service...

Richard A. Gabel

Richard A. Gabel

Mar 12, 2022

Richard A. Gabel, 79, of Mason City, IA passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022 at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday, March 19, 2022 at Trinity Lutheran Church, with Pastor Kathy Graves officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Military honors...

Glenn William Borcherding

Glenn William Borcherding

Mar 12, 2022

Glenn Borcherding, 82, died on Saturday afternoon, March 12, 2022, surrounded by family after over a decade battle with Alzheimer’s and Congestive Heart Failure. A memorial service will be held at 11 AM on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will be...

Catherine J. Hall

Catherine J. Hall

Mar 11, 2022

Catherine Jane (Brace) Hall, 54 of Mason City, passed away on March 11th, 2022. A celebration of life will be held at 12 pm on Sunday, April 17th, 2022, at the Moose Lodge, 22 4th St. NW, Mason City. Cathy was born in Waterloo, IA on January 16th, 1968. She was the daughter of William E. Brace and Magdeline A....