Obituaries

MASON CITY ? Wanda L. Whitehill, 78 of Mason City died Monday, June 6, 2005 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, June 9, 2005 at St. James Lutheran Church, 1148 ? 4th Street SE with Pastor Paul Nelson and Pastor Tom Healy officiating. A gathering of family friends will...

Mary Lou Scholl, 74, of 302 2nd St. NE, returned home Thursday (January 8, 2004) at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Waiting to greet her were her husband, Bill; mother, Lucille; father, Ernie and brother Jim. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Tuesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. Kathy Graves, Director of Spiritual...

Pearl V. Fisher, 99, of 302 2nd St. NE, died Wednesday, June 22, 2005, at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Monday at Grace United Methodist Church, 200 14th St. NW, with Rev. Bill Poland officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 PM Sunday at Major...

Maurice E. Mentink, 77, of 302 2nd St. NE, died Wednesday (January 20, 2004) at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. Ken Hatland officiating. Following cremation, inurnment will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be from 5:00...

Bert D. Solsaa, 85, of Mason City, died Monday, February 2, 2004 at the Mercy Medical Center, Mason City. Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Thursday with Pastor Paul C. Nelson, St. James Lutheran Church, officiating, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue. Visitation will be held from 5 ? 7 P.M. Wednesday at Major Erickson Funeral...

Lydia E. Carter, 78, of 236 14th St. SE, died Sunday (May 11, 2003) at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa. Memorial services will be held 11:00 AM Thursday at First Presbyterian Church, 201 Willowbrook Drive, with Rev. Terry Hamilton-Poore officiating. Inurnment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. There will be a gathering of family and friends from 5:00 to 7:00...

MASON CITY ? Steven Dean Zimmer, 60 of Mason City died unexpectedly of heart failure at Mercy Medical Center ? North Iowa on March 7, 2005. Funeral services for Steven will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, March 11, 2005 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue with the Rev. Jo Frahm Watkins of First United Methodist Church...

Maurice V. Milton, 91, of Mason City, died Thursday (January 6, 2005) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. A funeral service will be held at 1:00PM Thursday, (January 13, 2005) at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. with Rev. Larry Day officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Full military rites will be conducted by the Mason...

Paula (Sprole) McClure of Mason City passed away Sunday, August 22, 2004 at the age of 93. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, at the First Presbyterian Church in Mason City, with the Rev. Terry Hamilton-Poore officiating. Visitation will be held one hour before the service at the church. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may...

Edward Dale Sutton, 81, of 822 S. Rhode Island, Mason City died Sunday, June 27, 2004 at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 329 East State Street, with the Rev. Paul Finger officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 5:00...

Rosemary Miller Mason City ? Rosemary Miller, 88, formerly of rural Riverside, died late Saturday (Sept. 4, 2004) at her home with family at her side. Per her wishes, Major Erickson Funeral Home handled the cremation of her body. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Unitarian Universalist Society, 10 S....

Lillian May Snyder, 92, of St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, formerly of Mason City died Sunday (January 4, 2004) at the Good Samaritan Center, St. Croix Falls. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Friday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 329 East State Street, with Rev. Paul Finger officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00...

Verola V. Olson, 94, of 324 2nd St. NE died Thursday, June 9, 2005 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Wednesday at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 S. Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. Bill Poland and Rev. Keith Scott officiating. Interment will be 1:30 PM in Evergreen Cemetery, Britt. Visitation will be from...

MASON CITY ? Ruth Stephenson, 84, of Mason City died Friday, April 8, 2005 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Memorial service for Ruth will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, April 16, 2005 at Our Saviour?s Lutheran Church, 2502 South Jefferson Avenue with Rev. Joel Dahlen officiating. In lieu of flowers memorial may be directed to Hospice...

Phyllis A. Nelson, 70, of 927 12th St. NE, died Thursday (March 18, 2004) at the Rockwell Care Center. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Monday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. Jo Frahm-Watkins, First United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 PM...

Curtis A. ?Peewee? Vrchota, 89, of 212 ? 12th St. SE, died Friday, May 13, 2005 at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa. Memorial services will be held 1:00 PM Saturday at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 S. Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. Bill Poland officiating. Private family inurnment services will take place in Park Cemetery, Nora Springs. A gathering of family...

Harold J. Clark, 80, rural Plymouth, died Wednesday (February 18, 2004) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Sunday (February 22, 2004) at the Plymouth United Methodist Church with Rev. Wendy Johannesen officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 PM Saturday at Major Erickson Funeral Home,...

Barak Thomas Fingalsen was born February 22, 2003 in Mason City. The six- week old son of Bryan and Jennifer (Pippert) Fingalsen, passed away at the family farm. He left the loving arms of his parents and was taken into the arms of Jesus on Monday (April 7, 2003). Barak is a biblical name meaning ?brave warrior?. Funeral services will...

Lois M. Bergland, 89, of 302 2nd St. NE, died Saturday (February 14, 2004) at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Memorial services will be 3:00 PM Friday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. Paul Finger, St. Paul Lutheran Church officiating. Inurnment will take place in Elmwood Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be...

Name of deceased:Patricia K. Weaver Age: 63 Resided: Mason City and formerly of Fertile Date of Death: January 1, 2005 Place of Death: Mercy Medical Center ? North Iowa Date and Time of Funeral Service: 2:00 PM, Wed., January 5, 2005 Location of Service: Major Erickson Funeral Home 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue Visitation: 5 ? 8 PM Tuesday at Major...