Obituaries

Leo Quinones

Leo Quinones

Apr 21, 2016

Leo Quinones, 86, Hampton, IA and formerly of Mason City, IA, passed on Thursday, April 21, 2016, at the Rehab Center of Hampton. Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Pastor Darren Chipp of Neighborhood Bible Church in Hampton officiating. Visitation will be held one...

Jerald M. Torgerson

Jerald M. Torgerson

Apr 21, 2016

Jerald M. Torgerson, 81, of Mason City, died Thursday, April 21, 2016 at home. Memorial services will be held 1:30 PM Monday, April 25, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Pastor Kathy Graves officiating. Inurnment will take place in Sunset Rest Cemetery, Northwood. The family will greet friends from 4:00 to 6:00 PM Sunday at Major...

John T. Sears

John T. Sears

Apr 20, 2016

John T. Sears, 72, of Mason City, IA, died Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM on Saturday, April 23, 2016, at Victory In Christ Free Methodist Church, 604 23rd Street SW, with Rev. Charlie West officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Friday, April 22,...

Dale Alan Berneman

Dale Alan Berneman

Apr 18, 2016

MASON CITY: Dale Alan Berneman, 57, of Mason City, died Monday April 18, 2016 at his residence. Visitation will be held from 3:00 until 5:00 PM Sunday, April 24, 2016 at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave. Private family funeral services will be held with interment to follow in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to...

Roger C. Dunahoo

Roger C. Dunahoo

Apr 16, 2016

Roger C. Dunahoo, 80, of Mason City, IA, died Saturday, April 16, 2016, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM on Thursday, April 21, 2016, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Pastor Kathy Graves of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment...

Billie  M. Mallo

Billie M. Mallo

Apr 16, 2016

Billie M. Mallo, 90, of Mason City, IA, died Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. Dan Gerrietts of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment...

Berniece Mildred Blum

Berniece Mildred Blum

Apr 12, 2016

Berniece Mildred Blum, 90, of rural Thornton died April 12, 2016 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday April 16, 2016 at the Rockwell Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11:00 AM til 1:00 PM Saturday at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City. Memorials may be...

Avonne E. Gradin

Avonne E. Gradin

Apr 11, 2016

Avonne E. Gradin, 91, of Mason City, died Monday, April 11, 2016 at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. Matthew Muters, Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to...

Jeanette Ann Dodge

Jeanette Ann Dodge

Apr 9, 2016

Jeanette Ann Dodge, 78, of Mason City, died Saturday April 9, 2016 at the Good Shepherd Health Care Center. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday May 2, 2016 at the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery with the Rev. Kent Mechler of Good Shepherd Health Center officiating. Memorials may be directed to the Jeanette Dodge Memorial Fund in care of...

Ronald E. Hennick

Ronald E. Hennick

Apr 7, 2016

Ronald Eugene Hennick, 78, of Floyd, Iowa, died on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at Muse Norris Hospice in Mason City, Iowa. Born April 4, 1938, Ronald graduated from Floyd High School in 1956 and spent a year traveling the country before marrying Sandra Grosland on August 24, 1957. Together, they raised three sons over the next 25 years. Ronnie, as...

Berniece M Lunde

Berniece M Lunde

Apr 5, 2016

Berniece M. Lunde, 98, of Collinsville, Illinois, born December 24, 1917, in Caseyville, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, May 16, 2016 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, with the Pastor Kathy Graves officiating. Berniece was an active, lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church...

Erna Clara Younger

Erna Clara Younger

Apr 4, 2016

Ernie” (Erna Clara) Younger, 86, of Nora Springs, was promoted to glory Monday, April 4, 2016. Memorial services will be held at 4:00 PM Friday April 8, 2016 at St. Luke Lutheran Church, Nora Springs with the Pastor David Werges officiating. A gathering will be held one hour prior to service time at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations...

Frances Jane Clark

Frances Jane Clark

Apr 3, 2016

Frances Jane Clark, 92, of Plymouth, IA, died Sunday, April 3, 2016, at Manly Specialty Care in Manly, IA. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, April 8, 2016 at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue, interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 until 7:00 PM Thursday at the...

Bonnie Bitterman Willemsen

Bonnie Bitterman Willemsen

Apr 3, 2016

Bonnie Bitterman Willemsen, 89, of Mason City, died Sunday, April 3, 2016 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Memorial services will be held 11:00 AM Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 329 East State Street with Pastor Linda Johnson Prestholt officiating. The family will greet friends at the church one hour prior to the service. Private family inurnment will...

Ronald G.  Ohotto

Ronald G. Ohotto

Apr 2, 2016

Ronald G. Ohotto Sr., 68, of Mason City, IA, died Saturday, April 2, 2016, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Grace Evangelical Free Church, 440 N. Illinois Avenue, with Pastor Scott Davis officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Wednesday, April...

Lizabeth L. Peterson

Lizabeth L. Peterson

Mar 31, 2016

Lizabeth L. Peterson, 63, of Mason City, IA, died Thursday, March 31, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 S. Pennsylvania, with Rev. Steve Hansen officiating. There will be a gathering of family and friends one hour prior to the...

Shirley Irene Bilstad

Shirley Irene Bilstad

Mar 30, 2016

Shirley Irene Moore-Bilstad, 94, of Mason City, died Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at the Heritage Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with the Rev. Ron Stein officiating. Interment will follow in the Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday from 6:00...

Joseph J.  Whalen

Joseph J. Whalen

Mar 29, 2016

Joseph J. Whalen, 90, of Mason City, IA, died Tuesday, March 29, 2016. A funeral mass will be held 10:30 AM, on Friday, April 1, 2016, at Epiphany Parish Holy Family Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams, with Rev. John Gossman officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery with Military Honors conducted by the Mason City Veterans Association. Visitation will...

Dorothy I. TeKippe

Dorothy I. TeKippe

Mar 29, 2016

Dorothy I. TeKippe, 99, of Mason City, died Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at the IOOF Home. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. Steve Hansen, Wesley United Methodist Church and Rev. Kathleen Moore, First United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery....

Kandrea Ronette Bellinghausen

Kandrea Ronette Bellinghausen

Mar 27, 2016

Kandrea 'Kandi' Ronette Bellinghausen, 40, of Mason City, IA, died Sunday, March 27, 2016, at home surrounded by her family. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, April 1, 2016, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Pastor Nathan Gann of Rhythm Church officiating. There will be a gathering of family and friends following...