Obituaries

Sharon K. Nickell

Sharon K. Nickell

Jun 7, 2022

Sharon Kay Nickell September 14, 1940 – June 7, 2022 Sharon Kay Nickell was born on September 14, 1940 in Guthrie Center, Iowa to Arthur and Anna Marie Sheeder, the second youngest of ten children. Sharon married Jerome Conrad Nickell, the love of her life, on September 12, 1958. The union blessed them with six children. They shared 51 years...

Roger Leroy Roberts

Roger Leroy Roberts

Jun 4, 2022

Roger L. Roberts, 100, of Mason City, passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N Pennsylvania Ave. A visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at Major Erickson Funeral...

Glen E. Bandel

Glen E. Bandel

Jun 3, 2022

Glen E. Bandel, 93, of Mason City passed away on Friday, June 3, 2022 at the IOOF Home in Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Christ's Church, 710 N Kentucky, Mason City. Burial will be at Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church on...

Virginia  L.  Faktor

Virginia L. Faktor

Jun 2, 2022

Virginia Faktor passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 2, 2022, at her home in Littleton, Colorado. She was 98. A private funeral service will be held at Major Erickson Funeral Home. Interment will be held in the Plymouth Oakwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials can be directed to the family of Virginia Faktor memorial fund. Virginia was loyal to...

Bryan  Bard  Byre

Bryan Bard Byre

Jun 2, 2022

Bryan B. Byre, 47, of Bondurant, Iowa, passed away in a motor vehicle accident on Thursday, June 2, 2022, south of Des Moines. A visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 9, 2022, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 11, 2022, at...

Alice M. Broers

Alice M. Broers

May 29, 2022

Alice M. Broers, 79, of Mason City, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022, at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. A funeral service will be held on Friday, June 3, 2022, at 10 a.m., at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave. with Chaplain Al Polito officiating. Interment will be held in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. A...

Deborah  R.  Bauer

Deborah R. Bauer

May 18, 2022

Deborah R. Bauer, 73, of Mason City, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at the University of Minnesota Fairview- East Bank Hospital in Minneapolis. A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, May 27, 2022, at 10:30 a.m., at Epiphany Parish Holy Family Catholic Church, 722 North Adams, with Rev. Jake Dunne officiating. Interment will be held in Memorial...

Lucille  Ann Varrelmann

Lucille Ann Varrelmann

May 14, 2022

Lucille Ann Varrelmann, 73, of Mason City, IA, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service time. Inurnment will be held in...

John J. Steinauer

John J. Steinauer

May 13, 2022

John Julius Steinauer, 89, of Mason City, IA, passed away Friday, May 13, 2022 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 AM Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at the Epiphany Parish St. Joseph Catholic Church with Rev. Neil Manternach officiating. Interment will follow in the Elmwood-St. Joseph’s Cemetery with military honors conducted by the...

Marian M.  Smedsrud

Marian M. Smedsrud

May 8, 2022

Marian Mae Smedsrud, 93, of Mason City, IA formerly of Waukon, passed away Sunday May 8, 2022 at MercyOne Medical Center - North Iowa. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 AM Monday May 16, 2022 at the St. John's Lutheran Church, Waukon, IA, with Pastor Bryan Robertson officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Oakland Cemetery, Waukon, IA. Visitation will...

Remelda A.  Gelner

Remelda A. Gelner

May 7, 2022

Remelda (Snopek) Gelner, 88, of Mason City, Iowa, died Saturday, May 7, 2022. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at Holy Name Catholic Church, 507 First Ave. NW, Rockford, Iowa, at 10 a.m., with Rev. Ralph Davis officiating. Burial will follow immediately after the service at Riverside Cemetery in Rockford, Iowa. Visitation will...

Jerry  Lowell Horstman

Jerry Lowell Horstman

May 6, 2022

Jerry L. Horstman, 84, of Clear Lake, IA died on Friday, May 6, 2022, at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 13, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N Pennsylvania Ave. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service time. Interment will be held in the Corinthian...

Margaret  E.  Dodge

Margaret E. Dodge

May 4, 2022

Margaret E. Dodge, 96, of Mason City, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be held in the First Lutheran Cemetery in St....

Kathleen I. Thompson

Kathleen I. Thompson

Apr 27, 2022

Kathleen I. Thompson, 83, of Mason City, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice Inpatient Unit. A memorial mass will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at Epiphany Parish Holy Family Catholic Church, 722 North Adams. Memorials may be directed to the family of Kathy Thompson. Kathy was born on May...

Dorothy  Ann  Platts

Dorothy Ann Platts

Apr 21, 2022

Dorothy Ann Platts, 99, of Mason City, died on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at the Homestead of Mason City. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at Epiphany Parish Holy Family Catholic Church, 722 N Adams with Rev. Neil Manternach officiating. Services will be livestreamed on the Epiphany Parish website. Visitation will be...

Zella I.  Dobbins

Zella I. Dobbins

Apr 20, 2022

Zella I. Dobbins, 76 of Britt, Iowa died suddenly on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at the Mercy One North Iowa Medical Center, Mason City, Iowa. A memorial service and inurnment will be held at a later date at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Albany, New York. Zella was born on January 31, 1946, in Stephentown, New York to the late Ransom and...

MaryLou Stephenson

MaryLou Stephenson

Apr 20, 2022

MaryLou Stephenson, 94, of Mason City, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. with Rev. Carol Kress officiating. Services will be livestreamed on the Major Erickson Facebook page. Visitation will be held...

Marilyn J.  Arnold

Marilyn J. Arnold

Apr 20, 2022

Marilyn (Marshall) Arnold 78, of Mason City, died Wednesday April 20, 2022, after a short-fought battle with cancer at Hospice of North Iowa. Per Marilyn’s request her body was cremated and has requested no services. Memorials may be directed to the Marilyn Arnold Memorial Fund. Marilyn was born in Hancock County the daughter of Robert and Luella (Kennedy) Marshall. Marilyn...

Todd C. Strong

Todd C. Strong

Apr 19, 2022

Todd C. Strong, 55, of Mason City, Iowa, passed away in his home on April 19, 2022. Todd was born on June 8, 1966, to Cary Strong and Karen Johnson in Mason City, Iowa. That is also the city where he spent all his years being educated. In his youth, Todd enjoyed spending the summers exploring northern Minnesota with his...

Linda K. Woodcock

Linda K. Woodcock

Apr 11, 2022

Linda Kay Woodcock, 75, of Mason City, IA, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022, at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. Public visitation will be held from 4-6 PM Friday, April 22, 2022, at the funeral home. Private memorial services will be held at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave. Inurnment will follow at Memorial Park...

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