Obituaries

Violet M. Zuehlke, 89 of rural Mason City, died Friday (Sept. 19, 2003) at the Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 AM Wednesday, Sept 24, 2003 at the Major Erickson Funeral Home with Rev. David Anderson officiating.. Visitation will be from 4:00 ? 7:00 PM Tuesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania and one...

Flossie G. Lorentzen, 89 of Mason City died Tuesday, December 16, 2003 at Good Shepherd Health Center where she was loved and cared for. Funeral services will be held 10:00 A.M., Saturday, December 20, 2003 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. James M. Magelssen of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery,...

Gregory S. Poulos, 56, of 1000 Illinios Ave. Apt. 503, died Sunday (December 19, 2004) at his home. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, December 27, 2004 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. Kenneth Hatland of the Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Inurnment will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Sandra Kay Dean, 58, of 199 N. Crescent Drive, died Friday (February 6, 2004) at home. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Wednesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue. Her body will be cremated. Memorials may be given to the Sandra Kay Dean Memorial Fund. Sandra was born April...

Frances, known to friends and family as Frana was born in Walton, Kansas to James A. and Mary Ellen (Brown) Johnston, November 19, 1909. She passed away quietly February 7, 2005. She was educated in Newton, Kansas and the University of Nebraska. There she became certified to teach kindergarten. On June 18, 1933 she married James A. Percival. The couple...

Marvin E. ?Gene? Austin, 76, of Mason City died Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Funeral services for Gene will be held 10:30 A.M., Friday, September 26, 2003 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 419 North Delaware with Rev. Mark Lavrenz officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Full military rites will be conducted...

Bernice R. Slusarczyk, 82, of 1170 14th St. SE, died Saturday, May 14, 2005 at home. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Friday at the Free Methodist Church, 604 23rd St. SW with Pastor Larry Day officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Thursday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111...

Harriet L. Fellom, 78 of Mason City died Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. Funeral services for Harriet will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, October 22, 2004 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue with the Rev. Sarah Rohret Odoom of Grace United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in...

Lucille Maxine Phillips, 85, of 1550 N. Eisenhower Avenue, died Sunday (January 25, 2004) at the Heritage Care Center. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Friday at the First Baptist Church, 125 East State Street, with Rev. Ron Stein officiating. Interment will be in Lincoln Township Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be given to the Lucille...

MASON CITY ? Alberta M. Rheingans, 73 of Mason City died Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held at 10 AM on Friday at Faith Baptist Church, 1807 South Kentucky Avenue with Rev. Miles Grismore officiating. Visitation will be from 5 ? 8 PM on Thursday at Major Erickson Funeral Home,...

Luther M. Buss, of Mason City, died Sunday (March 23, 2003) at St. Mary?s Hospital in Rochester, MN. Funeral services will be held 1:30 P.M. Wednesday at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania, with the Rev. Dr. John ?Jack? Gannett of the St. John?s Episcopal Church officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery with full military rites by...

Viola ?Vi? Stricker, 57, of 297 Lakeview Drive, died Thursday (October 2, 2003) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Tuesday 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 8:00 PM Monday at Major...

Duane E. Huff, 71, of 1615 8th St. SW, died Tuesday (October 12, 2004) at the Good Shepherd Health Center after a long battle with Parkinson, Diabetes, and Heart Disease, he has now gone to be with the lord. Funeral services will be held 10:30AM Saturday (October 16, 2004) at the Hanford Community Church, 1214 Spruce Ave., Mason City with...

Ida M. Halverson, 93 of Mason City died Thursday, May 20, 2004 at the I.O.O.F. Home in Mason City. Funeral services will be held 1:30 PM, Monday, May 24, 2004 at the First Baptist Church, 125 East State Street, with Rev. Ron Stein officiating. Memorials may be directed to the Ida M. Halverson Memorial Fund. Interment will be in Memorial...

Jonathan (John) C. Lundahl, 66, of Mason City, died suddenly Wednesday, June 9, 2004 at the Mercy Medical Center ? North Iowa. Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Monday, June 14th at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue. Rev. Kenneth Hatland, Trinity Lutheran Church, will officiate. Visitation will be held Sunday, June 13th from 4 ? 7...

Barbara Jo Whitney, 71 of Mason City died Wednesday, February 4, 2004 at Mercy Medical Center ? North Iowa. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M., Sunday, February 8, 2004 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue. Inurnment will take place at a later date in Memorial Park Cemetery Columbarium....

MASON CITY ? Alex Jazz Thompson-Kingery, newborn son of Jennifer Thompson and Kevin Kingery died Sunday, May 1, 2005 at Mercy Medical Center ? North Iowa. This precious boy was created in love and will be remembered forever in the hearts of those who love him. Funeral services to celebrate his creation and return to Father God will be held...

Leonard H. ?Pat? Kelck, 77 of Mason City died Tuesday, July 13, 2004 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Funeral services for Pat will be held 11:00 AM, Friday, July 16, 2004 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 419 North Delaware Avenue with the Rev. Mark Lavrenz officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation for Pat will...

William H. Smythe, 81, of 302 2nd St. NE, formerly of Beloit, Wisconsin, died Tuesday (December 23, 2003) at the Good Shepherd Health Center. The family will greet friends from 3:00 to 5:00 PM Friday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with a memorial prayer service to immediately follow at 5:00 PM. Rev. Samuel Hamilton-Poore, First Congregational...

James S. Ludeman, 79, of 1000 N. Eisenhower Avenue, died Wednesday (December 10, 2003) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Memorial services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 100 1st Street NE, with Rev. Samuel Hamiton-Poore officiating. There will be no visitation. Private family inurnment services will be held at a...