Obituaries
Wilma Stromley
Mar 20, 2017
Wilma J. Stromley, 76, of Mason City, IA, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa. A celebration of life gathering will be held from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM with a time of sharing at 3:00 PM on Saturday, March 25, 2017, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue. Memorials may...
Veda M Simmons
Mar 17, 2017
Veda Simmons, 87, of Mason City, IA, died Friday, March 17, 2017 at Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at the First United Methodist Church, 119 South Georgia, with Rev. Kathleen R. Moore and Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. Interment will follow in the Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, IA....
Vernona J. Lagers
Mar 14, 2017
Vernona Lagers, 57, of Mason City, IA, died Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, IA. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the Vernona Lagers memorial fund in care of the family.
Amy M. Jamtgaard
Mar 12, 2017
Amy M Jamtgaard, 97, of Clear Lake, died Sunday, March 12, 2017 at Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM Thursday, March 16, 2017 at the Evangelical Free Church, 1310 US-18, Clear Lake, with Pastor Dan Jordan officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at the...
Janice D. King
Mar 11, 2017
Janice D. King, 93, of Mason City, died Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Inurnment will be held in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City. In accordance with Janice's wish no other services will be held.
June I Gibbs
Mar 10, 2017
June Ione Gibbs, 83, died Friday, March 10, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM Thursday, March 16, 2017 at the St. James Lutheran Church, 1148 4th St. SE, with Pastor Jeni Bohls officiating. Interment will follow in the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 until 7 PM Wednesday at...
Merle L. Johnson
Mar 6, 2017
Merle L. Johnson, 89, passed away on March 6, 2017 in Shawnee, Kansas surrounded by her loving family. Funeral Services will be held at a later date. Merle was born May 14th, 1927 in Fayette, Iowa - the daughter of Lloyd & LaVerle Shaffer. She attended school in Mason City. She was married in 1945 to Dallas Johnson in Mason...
Shirley A. McAfee
Mar 1, 2017
Shirley Alice McAfee, 90, of Mason City, IA, died Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, March 5, 2017, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 South Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. Steve Hansen officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will take...
Linda K. Gilmore
Feb 28, 2017
Linda Kay (McCaulley) Gilmore, 72, of Norwalk, Iowa (formerly of Mason City, Iowa) passed peacefully on February 28, 2017, after a courageous and inspiring fight. Linda was born in Mason City, Iowa, on December 28, 1944, to John Robert and Hazel McCaulley. She grew up on 25th Street next door to her cousins in a home built by her father...
Betty Jean Salz
Feb 27, 2017
Betty Jean Salz, 87, of Mason City, IA, died Monday, February 27, 2017, at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 S. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. Steve Hansen officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 PM...
Gerald "Jerry" Schultz
Feb 22, 2017
Gerald W. "Jerry" Schultz, 84, of Mason City, died Wednesday February 22, 2017, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Private family graveside services were held at Memorial Park Cemetery with Pastor Jeni Bohls of St. James Lutheran Church officiating. A celebration of life service will be held at a later date. Jerry was born December 2, 1932 the son...
Gerald "Jerry" Rickard
Feb 21, 2017
Gerald D. “Jerry” Rickard, 81, of Mason City, died Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Memorial services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. Dan Gerrietts officiating. Private family inurnment will take place at a later date. The family will greet friends from...
Judith S. Richards
Feb 21, 2017
Judith S. Richards, 87, of Mason City, died Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at the Heritage Care Center. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Monday, February 27, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Pastor Kathy Graves officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00 to 5:00 PM Sunday at Major Erickson...
Sally Ward
Feb 20, 2017
Sally Ward, 83, of Mason City, died Monday, February 20, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. A private service will be conducted at a later date. Sally was born January 19, 1934 in Roanoke, Virginia, the daughter of Charles and Mildred Aileen (Alcorn) Stafford. Sally spent most of her life tending to her family as well as doing...
Alroy B Hanna
Feb 17, 2017
Alroy “Blondie” Hanna, 97, of Mason City, formerly of Woden, IA, died Friday, February 17, 2017 at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Memorial services will be held Monday, February 20, at 10:30 AM at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Woden, IA with Pastor Joshua Underbakke (grandson) and Rev. S. Kim Peterson officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Sunday...
Clarice E. Christensen
Feb 15, 2017
Clarice E. Christensen, 94, of Mason City, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at the IOOF Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave, with Pastor Ed Bard, Chaplain Hospice North Iowa, officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour...
Beryl L. Jorgensen
Feb 12, 2017
Beryl Louise Jorgensen, 84, of Lawton, formerly of Mason City, died Sunday, February 12, 2017 at the Char Mac Assisted Living in Lawton. Memorial services will be held 10:30 AM Friday, February 17, 2017 at Grace United Methodist Church, 200 14th Street NW with Rev. Steve Hansen officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 PM Thursday at Major Erickson...
Bernard "Bill" Berneman
Feb 8, 2017
Bernard “Bill” Berneman, 63, of Mason City, died Wednesday February 8, 2017 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM Monday, February 13, 2017 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave, with the Rev. Randall C. Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. The family requests everyone come in...
Frances M. Hoffman
Feb 7, 2017
Frances M. Hoffman, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 after experiencing a health crisis. Memorial services will be held at 2 PM Saturday, February 11, 2017 at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave, with the Rev. Kathleen R. Moore of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time...
Walter Muhlstein
Feb 4, 2017
Walter Muhlstein Jr., 87, of Mason City, died Saturday, February 4, 2017 at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Memorial services will be held 11:00 AM Thursday, February 9, 2017 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. Kent Mechler, Chaplain, Good Shepherd Health Center officiating. Inurnment will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery at a later date....