Obituaries
Remelda A. Gelner
May 7, 2022
Remelda (Snopek) Gelner, 88, of Mason City, Iowa, died Saturday, May 7, 2022. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at Holy Name Catholic Church, 507 First Ave. NW, Rockford, Iowa, at 10 a.m., with Rev. Ralph Davis officiating. Burial will follow immediately after the service at Riverside Cemetery in Rockford, Iowa. Visitation will...
Jerry Lowell Horstman
May 6, 2022
Jerry L. Horstman, 84, of Clear Lake, IA died on Friday, May 6, 2022, at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 13, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N Pennsylvania Ave. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service time. Interment will be held in the Corinthian...
Margaret E. Dodge
May 4, 2022
Margaret E. Dodge, 96, of Mason City, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be held in the First Lutheran Cemetery in St....
Kathleen I. Thompson
Apr 27, 2022
Kathleen I. Thompson, 83, of Mason City, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice Inpatient Unit. A memorial mass will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at Epiphany Parish Holy Family Catholic Church, 722 North Adams. Memorials may be directed to the family of Kathy Thompson. Kathy was born on May...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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