Obituaries
Marilyn Jean Smith
Mar 4, 2019
Marilyn J. Purlee Smith, 76, of Clear Lake, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2019, surrounded by family at MercyOne Medical Center – North Iowa. A graveside service will be held at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery in Mason City, Iowa, on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 10:30 A.M. Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association or to the family...
Marie Helen Lance
Mar 2, 2019
Marie H. Lance, 95, of Mason City, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019, at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Services will be at a later date.
Mary Jo Pavek
Feb 28, 2019
Mary Jo Pavek, 82, of Mason City, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019 at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City. A memorial service will be held 1:30 P.M., Thursday, March 7, 2019 at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 100 First St. N.E., in Mason City with Rev. Kenneth Gehling officiating. A graveside service will be held prior...
LaVerne Dean Suby
Feb 28, 2019
LaVerne D. Suby, 73, of Mason City, died on Thursday, February 28, 2019, at the IOOF Home in Mason City. Per his request, cremation has taken place and a family memorial service will be held at a later date. LaVerne Dean Suby was born on October 17, 1945 to Morris and Myrtle (Clark) Suby in Hanlontown, Iowa. He attended Manly,...
Dennis L. Bryant
Feb 26, 2019
Dennis L. Bryant, 86, died at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice Unit on February 26, 2019 in Mason City. A memorial service will be held on March 23, 2019 at 1:00 P.M. at St. James Lutheran Church, 1148 4th Street SE, with Pastor Sid Bohls officiating. Dennis Laird Bryant was born on June 25, 1932 to Ralph and Marjory (Bouck) Bryant...
Fritz Erich Thoerner
Feb 26, 2019
Fritz Erich Werner Thoerner, 93, of Mason City, died on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City, Iowa. Interment will be at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery and a private family service will be held at a later date. Fritz, son of Friedrich Thörner and Erna (Helmke) Thörner, was born on September 10, 1925 in Berlin-Friedrichshagen,...
Carol Maxine Tantow
Feb 26, 2019
Carol Maxine Tantow, 89, of Mason City, died on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at the Nora Springs Care Center. A funeral service will be held on Monday, March 4, 2019, at 10:00 AM at First United Methodist Church, 119 South Georgia, Mason City. Visitation will take place Monday at 9:00 AM until the start of the service. Interment will take...
Leonard Eugene Haag
Feb 25, 2019
Leonard Eugene Haag, 69, of Mason City, died on Monday, February 25, 2019, at his home after a long battle with depression. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at 2:00 PM at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. Visitation will take place Saturday from 12:30 PM until the start of the service. Leonard...
David E. Mitchell
Feb 22, 2019
David Eugene Mitchell, 94, and formerly of Mason City, IA passed away February 22, 2019 at The Gardens of Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be held Thursday, February 28, 2019 from 5 until 7 PM at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave, Mason City, IA. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 1, 2019 at 10:30 AM at the...
Jon M. Danielson
Feb 22, 2019
Jon M. Danielson, 51, Mason City, Iowa, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on February 22, 2019 at the MercyOne North Iowa Hospice House. Visitation will be from 4-8 PM on Friday March 1, 2019 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue, Mason City, IA. Memorial services will be held Saturday March 2, 2019 at...
Margery A. Burgraff
Feb 21, 2019
Margery A. Burgraff, 97, formerly of Mason City, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at The Gardens at the Episcopal Homes in Saint Paul, MN. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 10, 2019, in Elmwood – St. Joseph Cemetery. A gathering of friends and family will take place one hour prior to the...
Linda C. Clarke
Feb 21, 2019
Linda C. Clarke, 60, of Mason City, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019 at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mason City with Rev. Dan Gerrietts officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7...
Donna Maye Klemme
Feb 21, 2019
Donna Maye Klemme, 90, formerly of Mason City, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019, at her home in Maple Grove, MN, surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, February 28, 2019, at Wesley United Methodist Church in Mason City with Rev. Steve Hansen officiating. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery with reception to follow at...
Patricia "Pat" Ann Kirkland
Feb 16, 2019
Patricia Ann Kirkland, 86, formerly of Mason City, died on February 16, 2019 in North Aurora, Illinois. A memorial reception honoring Patricia's life will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Patricia was born on May 14, 1932 to Thomas and Loraine Juliet (Meyer) Thoreson in Hoffman,...
Patricia "Patsy" A. Portwood
Feb 15, 2019
Patricia A. Portwood, 91, of Mason City, passed away Friday, February 15, 2019, surrounded by her family, at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 A.M., Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Epiphany Parish - St. Joseph Catholic Church in Mason City with Rev. Jacob Rouse officiating. Burial will be at Elmwood - St....
Roger F. Hirsch
Feb 9, 2019
Roger F. Hirsch, 91 of Rockwell, died on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at Heritage Care Center in Mason City. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the Rockwell Community Center from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Inurnment will be at Rockwell Cemetery at a later date. Memorials can be directed to the family of Roger Hirsch. Roger...
Dr. Alfred John Herlitzka
Feb 9, 2019
Dr. Alfred John Herlitzka MD died in his home of natural causes on February 9, 2019. Dr. Herlitzka was 95 years old. Al was born is LaCrosse, WI on January 17, 1924 to Edward and Nettie (Starch) Herlitzka. Dr. Herlitzka attended Central High School in LaCrosse. At the age of 18, in 1942, Al enlisted in the Army Air Corps...
Ardith M. Wood
Feb 6, 2019
Ardith M. Wood, 88, of Mason City, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at the I.O.O.F. Home in Mason City. Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at First Assembly of God Church in Mason City with Pastor George Ady officiating. Burial will be at Memorial...
Hans Paarmann
Feb 6, 2019
Hans Paarmann, 92, of Mason City, died on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at the I.O.O.F. Home in Mason City. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 10:30 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 North Pennsylvania Ave, with Pastor Kathy Graves officiating. Interment will follow in the Riverside Cemetery, Rockford, Iowa. Hans Paarmann was born on...
Florence M. Pickard
Feb 5, 2019
Florence M. Pickard, 92 of Mason City, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 South Pennsylvania, with Pastor Steve Hansen officiating. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the...