Dixie Ann Bast

Dixie Ann Bast, 76, of Mason City, IA, died Friday, June 20, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Pastor Kathy Graves officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Monday, June 23, 2014, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue. Interment will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Dixie Bast memorial fund in care of the family. Dixie was born October 10, 1937, in Clear Lake, IA, the daughter of Warren C. and Clara E. (Kofoed) Peterson. She graduated from Mason City High School in 1955, and continued her education at Midwestern College, earning her BA degree in 1957. Dixie married John R. Bast on March 6, 1982, in Clear Lake. Over the years, Dixie taught at LaPorte City Community Schools, Emmetsburg Community Schools and Clear Lake Community Schools. She was a teacher for 42 years, until her retirement in 2000. Dixie had great patience and loved to go fishing. She especially loved catching Walleye. She enjoyed traveling to Waterville, MN, where she and John had a travel trailer. Dixie was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Dixie is survived by her husband of 32 years: John Bast of Mason City; her mother: Clara Peterson of Mason City; her brother: Raymond Peterson and wife Carol of Rapid City, SD; special niece: Lori Neel of Mason City; special nephew: Mike Peterson of Mt. Horeb, WI; brother-in-law: Wayne Bast of Ankeny, IA; and special cousin: Susan Fowler and husband George of Amery, WI. She is also survived by many cousins, nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father: Warren C. Peterson.

Cemetery:
Interment will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to the Dixie Bast memorial fund in care of the family.

Visitation:
Visitation will be from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Monday, June 23, 2014, at Major Erickson Funeral Hom.

Service:
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at Trinity Lutheran Church.