Obituaries

Gertrude S. Merkel, 89 of Mason City died Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at the Manly Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Manly. Funeral services for Gertrude will be held 10:30 A.M. Friday, April 25, 2003 at St. James Lutheran Church in Mason City with Rev. Scott Duffus officiating. Interment will be in Grafton Cemetery, Grafton, Iowa. Memorials for Gertrude may be...

Berniece A. Barron, 91, of 324 2nd St. NE, died Wednesday (September 15, 2004) at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday at the First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia Avenue, with Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Friday at Major...

Visitation: 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Major Erickson Funeral Home on June 1, 2003 (map/driving directions) 12:00 PM to 12:00 PM at Major Erickson Funeral Home on May 29, 2003 (map/driving directions) Service: 10:30 AM at First Covenant Church on June 2, 2003 (map/driving directions)

Rev. John L. Quam, 81, of 2009 S. Madison, died Friday (September 17, 2004) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. James L. Magelssen officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before services at the church....

Benny Stricker, 75 of Mason City died Sunday, December 28, 2003 at Glencoe Regional Health Services in Glencoe, Minnesota. Funeral services for Benny will be held 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, December 31, 2003 at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. James M. Magelssen officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M ? 7:00 P.M., Tuesday,...

Carl J. Lang, 94, of Mason City, died Saturday, April 26, 2003 at his home. A funeral mass will be held 10:30 AM Thursday at Holy Family Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams, with Rev. Dennis Cahill officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held 5:00-7:00 PM on Wednesday with a rosary service at 7:00 PM at Major...

Kenneth L. Miller, 82, of Mason City died Friday, June 10, 2005 at Mercy Medical Center of North Iowa. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM Tuesday (June 14, 2005) at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with Rev. Curtis Delong of the First Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood ? St. Joseph?s Cemetery....

Michael Skadburg, 16 of Mason City died Tuesday, April 1, 2004 at Mercy Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa. Funeral services for Michael will be held 3:30 PM, Tuesday, April 6, 2004 at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 South Pennsylvania Avenue, with the Rev. Bill Poland officiating. Interment will in Memorial Park Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established in his name....

Kenneth ?Dale? Warren, 82 of Mason City died Saturday, January 31, 2004 at his residence. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM, Tuesday, February 3, 2004 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1309 South Kentucky Avenue, Mason City. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the family. Visitation will...

Jesse ?Jess? A. Chase, 90, of Mason City died Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Friday (June 3, 2005) at Our Saviour?s Lutheran Church, 2502 South Jefferson Ave., with Rev. Joel Dahlen, officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, June 3, 2005 one...

Victor M. Tiedeman, 89, of 1037 19th St. SW, died Friday (September 19, 2003) at the I.O.O.F. Home. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Monday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. Kenneth Hatland officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 hour before services Monday at the funeral home. Memorials...

MASON CITY ? Joyce Scott, 46 of Mason City died Monday, February 7, 2005 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visitation for Joyce will be from 5 ? 7 PM Friday, February 18, 2005 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue. There will be no funeral service. Memorials may be directed to the family. Joyce was born October 8, 1958 in...

Claude C. Whitehill, 76 of Mason City died Saturday, April 26, 2003 at Rochester Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Memorial Services for Claude will be held 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at St. James Lutheran Church, 1148 Fourth Street S.E., Mason City with Rev. Scott Duffus officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery with full military rites conducted by...

Mason City - Glenda Myrle Evans, 71, of Mason City died Tuesday, April 19, at the Hospice of North Iowa of complications from a lengthy illness. Funeral services for Glenda will be held at 2 PM Friday at First United Methodist Church, 119 South Georgia Avenue with Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. Visitation will be from 4 ? 6 PM on...

Ethel K. Gage, 88, of 621 3rd St. SE, died Sunday (January 2, 2005) at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services will be held 1:30 PM Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 329 East State Street with Rev. Paul Finger officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:30 AM till time of service Thursday...

MASON CITY ? Marjorie L. Quam, 83 of Mason City died Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM on Friday, June 17, 2005 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 North Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. Donald Simmonds officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at the church on Friday. Interment will...

Peter A. Pergakis, 80, of 502 S. Ohio Avenue, died Friday (December 24, 2004) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM Tuesday at the Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church, 1311 2nd St. SW with Rev. Joseph Mirowski officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by the Mason...

Dows ? Merlin George Peyton, 84 of Dows, Iowa died Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at the Mercy Medical Center of North Iowa. His body will be cremated upon his wishes and their will be no services. Condolences may be directed to Judy Dahley, 1033 16th St. N.E., Mason City, Iowa 50401. Merlin was born December 25, 1920, the son of...

Dr. Ronald O. Masters Sr., 91, of 1212 3rd St. SW, died Sunday (August 1, 2004) at home. Memorial services will be held 11:00 AM Friday at the First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia with Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. Private family inurnment services will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery at a later date. There will be no visitation....

MASON CITY ? Kermit Gene ?Kermy? Chapin, 64 of Mason City died Friday, February 25, 2005 at Mercy Medical Center ? North Iowa. Funeral services for Kermit will be held at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, March 2, 2005 at the First Christian Church, 318 North Adams Avenue with Pastor Mark Young of the Clear Lake Christian Church officiating. Interment will be...