Obituaries
Gerald G. Lair
Feb 19, 2025
Gerald G. Lair, 87, formerly of Mason City, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton. Per Gerald’s wishes, cremation has taken place and private graveside services will be held at a later date in Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family of Gerald Lair.
Gerald Gray Lair was born on December 10, 1937,...
Carole L. Pannhoff
Feb 18, 2025
Carole L. Pannhoff, 74, of Mason City, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center. Memorial services are currently pending at Touched by Grace Free Methodist Church. Memorials may be directed to the family of Carole Pannhoff.
Orville H. Alverson
Feb 14, 2025
Orville H. Alverson, 97, of Mason City, passed away Friday, February 14, 2025, at the Good Shepherd Health Center. A funeral service will be held on Friday, February 21, 2025, at 10 a.m., at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania with Pastor Nadine Illunga officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service time on Friday. Interment...
Raymond L. Davis
Feb 14, 2025
Raymond L. Davis, 77, of Mason City, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2025, at the Good Shepherd Health Center surrounded by family. Per his wishes, cremation has taken place and private family services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family of Raymond Davis.
Raymond was born on March 8, 1947, in Des Moines,...
Scott D. Ward
Feb 12, 2025
Scott Deloy Ward, 73, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2025. A celebration of life will be held in the spring.
Scott was born May 9, 1951, in Mason City, to Sherman and Ruth Ward. As a kid he loved to ride bikes and fish with the boys in the neighborhood. As he got older, cars caught his eye. Under the tutelage...
Raymond Dale Carpenter
Feb 9, 2025
Raymond D. Carpenter, 68, of Mason City died unexpectedly in his sleep on Sunday, February 9th, 2025.
Raymond was born to Glen and Betty (Proscovec) Carpenter in Mason City, IA on January 17th 1957, and graduated from Mason City High school in 1975.
On December 9th 1977, he was united in marriage to Tammy Shannon at Trinity Lutheran Church. To this union...
Sharran Ann Ferleman
Feb 6, 2025
Sharran Ann Ferleman, 80, of Mason City, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 6, 2025, at the IOOF Home in Mason City. Memorial services are pending at this time. Memorials may be directed towards the family of Sharran Ferleman
Sharran beloved mother to Brian and Carrie Johnson passed away peacefully at the IOOF Home in Mason City leaving a void her family...
Bernard W. Lucas
Feb 1, 2025
Bernard William Lucas, 94, of Nora Springs, Iowa, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2025, at Homestead Assisted Living in Mason City.
Bernie was born on June 19,1930, in Mason City, Iowa, to Herman and Auguste (Kroeger) Lucas. He attended Jefferson Elementary and Roosevelt Junior High before graduating from Mason City High School in 1948. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy...
Joan D. Snyder
Jan 30, 2025
Joan Delores Snyder, 61, of Mason City, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2025. A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 8, 2025, at 11 a.m. at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave with Pastor Linda Johnson-Prestholt presiding. A visitation will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday. Inurnment will be held at a later date....
Ralph "Butch" Tagesen
Jan 29, 2025
Ralph Martin Tagesen, 82, of Clear Lake, passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City. Per Ralph’s wishes, he has been cremated, and services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family of Ralph Tagesen.
Ralph Martin Tagesen, known by his family and friends as Butch, was born...
Gail Byre
Jan 18, 2025
Gail Byre, 80, of Mason City passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, January 18, 2025. Per Gail’s wishes a graveside service will be held on Monday January 27,2025, at 11:00 a.m. at the Riverview Cemetery, Chamberlain, SD with pastor Jim Oleson officiating. A luncheon will be held after the graveside service at Zion Lutheran Church in Chamberlain.
Gail was...
Gerald "Jerry" Lee Jurasek
Jan 15, 2025
Gerald "Jerry" Lee Jurasek, 89, of Mason City, passed away peacefully Wednesday January 15, 2025, at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. Funeral services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N Pennsylvania, at 10:30 a.m. on Friday January 24, 2025, with Rev. Dan Gerrietts officiating. A visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until the time...
Melba R. (Larson) Matson
Jan 11, 2025
Melba Rose (Larson) Matson, 94, former thirty-year teacher in Monmouth, IL, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at the MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center. A private funeral service, A Celebration of Melba’s Life & Faith will be held at Major Erickson Funeral Home in Mason City, Iowa. Interment will be held in the Warren County Memorial Park Cemetery, Monmouth,...
Darlene M. Nelson
Jan 10, 2025
Darlene M. Nelson, 91, of Mason City, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2025, at the Good Shepherd Health Center. A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, January 17, 2025, at 10:30 a.m., at Epiphany Parish Holy Family Catholic Church, 722 N Adams. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at church. Inurnment will be held...
Patricia A. Dietrich
Jan 5, 2025
Patricia Annette Dietrich (Forbes), 68, of Cabool, MO., and most recently of rural Nora Springs, died Sunday, January 5, 2025, at her mother’s home after a yearlong battle with cancer. Her family will have a private celebration of life observance at 1 p.m. Sunday, January 12, 2025, at the family farm in rural Nora Springs. Her children plan to hold...
Jeannie Kay Thompson
Dec 31, 2024
Jeannie Kay Thompson, age 78, formerly of Osage, passed away on December 31, 2024, at Good Shepherd Health Center. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 3, 2025, at the Osage Alliance Church, 726 State St, Osage. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service time. Inurnment will be held in Memorial Park...
Barbara L. Rickard
Dec 30, 2024
Barbara Rickard, 80, of Mason City, passed away peacefully Monday, December 30, 2024 at Country Meadow Place in Mason City. She suffered a traumatic brain injury this past March and never recovered. A visitation will be held from 5-6:30 pm on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at Major Erickson Funeral home 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. Memorial services will be held Friday...
Ruth Ann Blazek
Dec 30, 2024
Ruth Ann Blazek, age 92, of Mason City, passed from this life to her eternal home on December 30, 2024, at Good Shepherd Health Center. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 3, 2025, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N Pennsylvania Ave. The funeral service will be livestreamed on the Major Erickson Funeral Home Facebook...
Rev. Dr. Glenn Wilson
Dec 26, 2024
Reverend Dr. Sherman Glenn Wilson Jr., affectionately known as Pastor Glenn, age 72, of Mason City, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 26th, 2024. A loving husband, father, pastor, counselor, and dedicated servant of God, Pastor Glenn’s life was a testament to his faith, compassion, and commitment to service.
A celebration of Pastor Glenn’s life will be held at First Presbyterian...
Robert Vern Echelbarger
Dec 25, 2024
Robert Echelbarger, 96, of Mason City, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 25, 2024, at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 South Pennsylvania Ave, Mason City, at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 3, 2025, with Pastor Nadine Ilunga officiating. A visitation will be held an hour prior at the church....
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