Obituaries
Mary Louise Hansen
Jul 12, 2020
Mary Louise (Dunton) Hansen, 95, formerly of Rock Falls, died Sunday, July 12, 2020, at Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. Mary was born July 10, 1925, in Worth County, Iowa, the daughter of Delbert and Olive (Davidson) Dunton. She attended rural schools in Worth and Cerro Gordo counties and high school in Rock Falls. Before her senior year,...
Leroy E. Waggoner
Jul 12, 2020
Leroy E. Waggoner, formerly of Carpenter, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2020 at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. Inurnment was held in Clear Lake Cemetery in Clear Lake, Iowa. Memorial donations may be sent to the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge, 22 North 4th Street NW, Mason City, IA 50401. He was born on April...
Ann Clausen
Jul 10, 2020
Ann Clausen, 73, of Mason City passed away peacefully at home on Friday, July 10, 2020 following a sudden yet courageous battle with cancer. Graveside services will be held at 10 AM Thursday, July 16, 2020 at Memorial Park Cemetery with The Reverend Canon Elliot Blackburn officiating. Visitation will be held from 4 until 7 PM Wednesday, July 15, 2020...
Theresa K. Gabel
Jul 10, 2020
Theresa Kathern Gabel, 76, of Mason City, passed away Friday, July 10, 2020 at her residence. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 PM Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave, with Pastor Debra Devine officiating. It will be live streamed on the Major Erickson Facebook page. Inurnment will follow in the...
Allen M. Lathrop
Jul 7, 2020
Allen Monroe Lathrop, 85, of Mason City, died Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at his farm in Mason City. A graveside service will be held Monday, August 3, 2020, at 9:30 AM at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery in Mason City. Memorials may be directed to Plymouth Fire Department, Plymouth, IA. Allen Monroe Lathrop was born September 12, 1934, in Nashua, IA to...
Helen J. Welsh Root
Jul 7, 2020
Helen J. Dory Welsh-Root was born on January 20, 1926 in Watertown, South Dakota, the only child born to parents Harvey and Lillian Dory. She passed away at Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City on July 7,2020. A family committal service was held July 10 in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery in Mason City. She attended school in Watertown before moving...
Dennis Gene Scott
Jul 1, 2020
Dennis G. Scott, 83, of Mason City, died on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice. A public visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Monday, July 6, 2020, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. A private family funeral service will be held. Interment will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may...
Phillip Jay Overbeck
Jun 30, 2020
Phillip J. Overbeck, 62, formerly of Mason City, died on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at the MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center in Sioux City. Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 6, 2020, at 10:30 A.M. at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, July 5, 2020 at...
John D. Lundberg
Jun 27, 2020
John David Lundberg, 76, died peacefully at home on June 27, 2020, surrounded by family. John graduated from MCHS in 1961 and earned a degree in Electrical Engineering from ISU in 1965. He married his beloved wife Marty McNeil in 1966. He treasured his children: Kathy and David Gates, Mike and Angie Lundberg. He adored his grandchildren: Brian Gates and...
Connie J. Lunning
Jun 24, 2020
Connie Lunning, 75, of Rockwell, formerly of Mason City, died peacefully at MercyOne Hospice of North Iowa Inpatient Unit on June 24, 2020. Funeral services will be limited to immediate family due to COVID-19 regulations. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa. Connie Jean Lunning was born to Mickey and Phyllis (Oftedahl) Clements on January 26, 1945. Connie...
Betty E. Wicks
Jun 23, 2020
Betty E. Wicks, 93, of Mason City, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at Heritage Care Center. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at 10 a.m., at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania, with Rev. Paul Boostrom from First Christian Church officiating. A visitation will be on Friday, June 26, 2020 from 5-7...
Edna Agnes Watters
Jun 22, 2020
Edna A. Watters, 87, of Swaledale, died on Monday, June 22, 2020, at her home. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 305 Elm Street E in Rockwell. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, June 29, 2020, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church with...
DaleAnn Marie Dusheck
Jun 18, 2020
DaleAnn Marie Dusheck, 56, of Mason City, died on Thursday, June 18, 2020, at her home. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. DaleAnn was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa July 14, 1963, to Dale...
Charlotte M Burnett
Jun 16, 2020
Charlotte Burnett, 90, of Mason City, died on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at the Good Shepherd Health Center. There will be no services. Charlotte Burnett was born on October 5, 1929, in Marshall, Missouri, to parents Charles and Byrdie (Wood) Olinger. Charlotte graduated from High School in Marshall, following her graduation she moved to Marshall Town, Iowa with her father...
Mary Ann Cornick
Jun 12, 2020
Mary A. Cornick, 73, of Mason City, died on Friday, June 12, 2020, in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2020, at 10:30 A.M. at the Hanford Community Church, 12411 Spruce Ave, Mason City, with Pastor Dan Carlson officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 until 7 P.M. Friday, June 19, 2020, at Major...
Jeanette Clay Polly
Jun 11, 2020
Jeanette Marie Molter Clay Polly, age 75, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2020, due to the Corona Virus, in Santa Maria, California, where she resided. She was born in Mason City, Iowa, on January 25, 1945, to Diedrich J. Molter and Rosa E. (Tobsing) Molter. She attended Mason City Schools from kindergarten through High School, graduating in 1963. She...
Kevin Scholl
Jun 7, 2020
Kevin Scholl, 65, of Mason City, died June 7, 2020. Kevin was born December 7, 1954 the son of Henry F. and Ruth Ann (Coe) Scholl in Mason City. A celebration of life will be held at the Moose Lodge, 22 4th St N.W., Mason City, Friday,June 26, 2020 from 1:00 until 4:00 p.m. Kevin worked at Yohn Construction for...
Loretta M. Martin
Jun 4, 2020
Loretta M. Martin, 81, a long-time resident of Mason City, Iowa, gained her angel wings on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at Hospice of North Iowa. She was born on November 7, 1938 to her parents Leo Krambeer, Sr. and Barbara Johnson. Loretta had been a resident of Good Shepherd Health Center for the past 2 ½ years. She had worked...
Deneen Lois Branstad
Jun 4, 2020
Deneen Branstad, 56, of Mason City, passed away Thursday morning June 4, 2020 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P.M. Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Bringman officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 until 7 P.M. Tuesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave and will...
Steven M. Goetsch
May 31, 2020
Steven Mark Goetsch, of Mason City, died on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at the MercyOne North Iowa Hospice Inpatient Unit. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family of Steven Goetsch. Steven was born on April 10, 1959 to parents Harold and Louise (Baade) Goetsch in Mason City. He attended...