Obituaries

Judith Ann Winfrey

Judith Ann Winfrey

Dec 31, 2011

Judith Ann Winfrey, 60, of Hampton, IA, died Saturday, December 31, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, January 4, 2012, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue – Mason City, with Rev. Brent Hamilton of Grace and Wesley United Methodist Churches officiating. Interment will be at the...

William 'Bill' F. Burke

William 'Bill' F. Burke

Dec 26, 2011

CLEAR LAKE: William F. “Bill” Burke, 86 of Clear Lake, died Monday, December 26, 2011 at home. A memorial mass will be held 10:30 AM Friday, December 30, 2011 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 1001 9th Avenue South, Clear Lake. Msgr. Joseph J. Slepicka will celebrate the mass. Inurnment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Military rites will be provided...

Ralph Kramer

Ralph Kramer

Dec 23, 2011

Sheffield, IA – Ralph Kramer, 94, of Sheffield, IA, died Friday, December 23, 2011, at the Sheffield Care Center. Memorial Services will be held at 1:30 P.M. Tuesday, (December 27, 2011) at the Deerfield Assisted Living in Sheffield followed by a light lunch. Upon Ralph’s wishes he was cremated and there will be no vistiation. In lieu of flowers, memorials...

John T. Oelkers

John T. Oelkers

Dec 19, 2011

Mason City – John T. Oelkers, 70, of Mason City, died Monday, December 19, 2011, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. A Celebration of Life gathering will be held at 5:00 to 7:00 PM, Friday, December 23, 2011, at the V.F.W., 1603 South Monroe Ave., services will be held at 5:00 P.M. for all who can attend. Upon John’s...

Sharon N. Wendel

Sharon N. Wendel

Dec 18, 2011

Waterloo, Iowa: Sharon N. Wendel, age 75, of Waterloo, IA., passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2011, at Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, IA. Funeral services will be at 10:30 A.M. Thursday, (December 22, 2011) at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. with Rev. Lauryl Ivers officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held 4:00...

Martha H. Meyer

Martha H. Meyer

Dec 17, 2011

Martha H. Meyer, 98, of Mason City, died Saturday, December 17, 2011, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM on Thursday, December 22, 2011, at First Assembly of God Church, 1301 N. Carolina Avenue, with Pastor Jerry Miller, Open Bible Church – Waterloo, IA, officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM – 7:00...

James L. Bird

James L. Bird

Dec 15, 2011

James L. Bird, age 71, of Mason City passed away Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center in Mason City. Jim requested there be no funeral and was cremated. There will be a family and friends gathering. This will be held on Friday, December 23, 2011 from 4:00-7:00 PM at the home of Mick Baker, 1433 Birch Drive, Mason...

Marcella H. Kuntz

Marcella H. Kuntz

Dec 10, 2011

Marcella Harriet Kuntz, age 88, of Mason City, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2011, at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 308 4th Avenue - Grafton, IA, with Rev. Kent A. Mechler, Chaplain – Good Shepherd Health Center, officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior...

Thomas Clay Teas

Thomas Clay Teas

Dec 9, 2011

Thomas Clay Teas, 94, of 355 S. Pennsylvania Avenue - Mason City, died Friday, December 9, 2011, at his home. Memorial services will be held at 2:30 PM, Saturday, December 17, 2011, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Chaplain Janet Dorenkamp – Hospice of North Iowa officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to...

Joyce Scheetz

Joyce Scheetz

Dec 8, 2011

Joyce Carothers Scheetz passed away at the Good Shepherd Health Center on Thursday, December 8, 2011, at the age of 92. A memorial mass will be at 10:30 AM, Monday, December 12, 2011, at Holy Family Catholic Church, 714 North Adams, with Rev. Kenneth Gehling officiating. There will be a gathering of family and friends one hour prior to the...

Vivian M. Bell

Vivian M. Bell

Dec 7, 2011

Vivian M. Bell, 89, of Mason City, died Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. A funeral mass will be at 10:00 AM, Saturday, December 10, 2011, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 302 5th Street S.E., with Rev. Craig E. Steimel officiating. Interment will be at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM –...

Ronald 'Ron' W. Warner

Ronald 'Ron' W. Warner

Dec 4, 2011

Ronald 'Ron' W. Warner, 62, of West Point, AR, died Sunday, December 4, 2011, at the Little Rock VA Hospital, AR. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, December 9, 2011, Holy Family Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams., with Msgr. Joseph Slepicka officiating. Visitation will be 1 hour before the service, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at...

Ardis L. Opheim

Ardis L. Opheim

Dec 4, 2011

Ardis L. Opheim, 90 of Mason City, died Sunday, December 4, 2011 at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Pastor Kathy Graves officiating. Interment will be in the Bode Cemetery, Bode, Iowa at 2:30 PM. Visitation will be from 4:00 to...

Ruth A. (Buchanan) Rosenthal

Ruth A. (Buchanan) Rosenthal

Dec 3, 2011

Ruth A. (Buchanan) Rosenthal, 92, of Mason City, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania with the Pastor Sean McRoberts of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be held in Memorial Park...

Shirley Harrington

Shirley Harrington

Dec 2, 2011

Shirley A. Harrington, 81, of Mason City, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa. Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Monday, December 5, 2011 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania with the Rev. Kenneth Gehling officiating. Interment will be held in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be held 12:30 P.M. till...

Evelyn (Krutsinger) Rensink

Evelyn (Krutsinger) Rensink

Dec 1, 2011

MASON CITY: Evelyn (Krutsinger) Rensink, 96, of Mason City, died Thursday, December 1, 2011 at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M. Monday, (December 5, 2011) at the First Covenant Church, Hwy 122 S. Ohio with the Pastor Philip Stenberg officiating. Interment will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held 4:00 –...

Lois G. Tanner

Lois G. Tanner

Nov 28, 2011

MASON CITY: Lois G. Tanner, 83, of Mason City, died Monday, November 28, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Saturday, December 3, 2011 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Pastor Ed Bard, Hospice Chaplain officiating. Interment will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held...

Richard R. Trezona

Richard R. Trezona

Nov 27, 2011

Richard R. (Dick) Trezona passed on the morning of November 27th, surrounded by his family at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Memorial services will be held 11:00 AM Thursday, December 1, 2011 at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 S. Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev Steve Hansen and Rev. Keith Scott officiating. Inurnment services will be held at a later date....

Betty Stark

Betty Stark

Nov 26, 2011

Mason City – Betty Jane Stark, 90, of Mason City, Iowa, died Saturday, November 26, 2011, at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, November 30, 2011, at Smith Funeral Home & Chapel, 2619 St. Mary’s Avenue - Hannibal, Missouri 63401. There will be a visitation one hour prior to...

Margaret J. Byington

Margaret J. Byington

Nov 18, 2011

ROCK FALLS: Margaret J. Byington, 79, of rural Rock Falls, went to heaven on Friday (November 18, 2011) at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M. Wednesday (November 23, 2011) at the Old Stone United Methodist Church in Rock Falls, with Pastors Wendy Johannesen and Jerry Abise-Rouse officiating. Interment will be in the Rock...

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