Obituaries

Gladys Bartusek Finch, 97,of 302 2nd St. NE, died Saturday (January 10, 2004) at Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services will be held 1:30 PM Tuesday at Grace United Methodist Church, 200 14th Street NW, with Rev. Sarah Rohret Odoom officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 hour before services Tuesday at the church. Memorials may...

Hazel H. Duenow, 95, of 651 6th St. SE, died Saturday (January 22, 2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. Donald L. Simmonds officiating. Interment will be in First Lutheran Cemetery, St. Ansgar. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 PM Tuesday...

Violet D. Church, 87, of 324 2nd St. NE, died Saturday (June 26, 2004) at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Wednesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church with Rev. Paul Finger officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM Tuesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111...

Ruth J. Frelund, 86, of 302 2nd St. NE, died Monday (April 14, 2003) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held 10AM Friday at St. James Lutheran Church, 1148 4th St. SE, with Rev. Scott Duffus officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM Thursday at Major...

Helen (Della) Elizabeth (Garcia) Hugi of 1523 North Adams died Thursday, August 12, 2004 at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. Funeral services for Helen will be held 10:30 A.M., on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 North Pennsylvania Avenue with the Rev. Donald Simmonds officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will...

MASON CITY ? Arthur L. Skram, 80 of Mason City died Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at Mercy Medical Center ? North Iowa. Funeral services for Arthur will be held at 10:30 A.M., Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 North Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. James Magelssen officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood ? St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4...

Grace E. Hansen, 99, of 1037 19th St. SW, died Monday (May 12, 2003) at the IOOF Home. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. James M. Magelssen officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 PM Wednesday at Major Erickson Funeral...

Alma Partridge, 96, of 2501 West State Street died Monday (November 8, 2004) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held 1:30 PM Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church Wayside Chapel, 119 S. Georgia with Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before the service. Memorials...

Helen M. Huzl, 89, of 410 South Van Buren, Mason City, died Sunday, May 4, 2003 at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Wednesday in the WaySide Chapel of the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Douglas Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 PM...

MANLY ? Selenda Josephine Larsen, 86 of Manly died Friday, July 1, 2005 at the Manly Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 PM on Tuesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home and one hour...

Nancy Lee Lorentzen, 56 of Rockwell died Saturday, October 9, 2004 at St. Mary?s Hospital in Rochester. Minnesota after a strongly fought battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 502 South Second Street in Rockwell with Pastor Ron Bolinger officiating. Interment will be in the Rockwell Cemetery. Visitation...

Gladys Edna Tesene, 90 of rural Mason City, died Tuesday, November 4, 2003 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Friday, November 7, 2003, at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, with Rev. Tom Healey, Chaplain Hospice of North Iowa officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Vernon Cemetery, rural Rockwell. Visitation will...

Ethel (Gratias) Moser Taylor, 87 of Mason City died Thursday, August 26, 2004 at Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. A memorial service will be held 1:00 PM, SEPTEMBER 10, 2004, at the First United Methodist Church, 119 South Georgia Avenue in Mason City with the Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. A private family inurnment will be in Hillside Cemetery...

Marilyn J. Heatherton, 81 of Mason City died Wednesday, October 6, 2004 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Funeral services for Marilyn will be held 11:00 A.M., Monday, October 11, 2004 at the First Presbyterian Church, 201 Willowbrook Drive, with the Rev. Terry Hamilton-Poore officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood ? St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation for...

MASON CITY ? Delma M. Austin, 92, of Mason City, died Friday, December 31, 2004 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, January 4, 2005 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue, with the Rev. Bill Kanne of First Christian Church officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation for Delma will...

Gladys L. Johnson, 97, formerly of Mason City, died Friday (November 28, 2003) at the Manly Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM Wednesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with the Rev. Terry Hamilton-Poore, First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Interment will be 2:30 PM Wednesday in Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne, Minnesota. Visitation will be...

Mark Maland, 53 of Mason City died Thursday, December 18, 2003 at his home. A Memorial Service will be held 2:00 PM, Sunday, December 28, 2003 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue with the Rev. Kenneth Hatland officiating. Interment will be held at a later date. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at the...

Alvin C. Kittleson, 80, of Mason City died Wednesday (April 9, 2002) at Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Saturday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. Kenneth Hatland, Trinity Lutheran Church and Rev. David Anderson officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Full military rites will be conducted by the...

Dorothy D. (Klang) Pitzenberger, 81, 324 Second Street NE, died Thursday, July 1, 2004 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 PM on Tuesday at Faith Baptist Church, 1807 South Kentucky Avenue with the Rev. Miles Grismore officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00...

Marie R. ?Mudge? Shima, 83, of 321 21st St. SE, died Monday (August 3, 2004) at home. Graveside services will be held 10:30 AM Friday at Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. Keith Scott, Wesley United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be given to the Marie R. Shima Memorial...