Obituaries
Edna Agnes Watters
Jun 22, 2020
Edna A. Watters, 87, of Swaledale, died on Monday, June 22, 2020, at her home. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 305 Elm Street E in Rockwell. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, June 29, 2020, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church with...
DaleAnn Marie Dusheck
Jun 18, 2020
DaleAnn Marie Dusheck, 56, of Mason City, died on Thursday, June 18, 2020, at her home. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. DaleAnn was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa July 14, 1963, to Dale...
Charlotte M Burnett
Jun 16, 2020
Charlotte Burnett, 90, of Mason City, died on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at the Good Shepherd Health Center. There will be no services. Charlotte Burnett was born on October 5, 1929, in Marshall, Missouri, to parents Charles and Byrdie (Wood) Olinger. Charlotte graduated from High School in Marshall, following her graduation she moved to Marshall Town, Iowa with her father...
Mary Ann Cornick
Jun 12, 2020
Mary A. Cornick, 73, of Mason City, died on Friday, June 12, 2020, in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2020, at 10:30 A.M. at the Hanford Community Church, 12411 Spruce Ave, Mason City, with Pastor Dan Carlson officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 until 7 P.M. Friday, June 19, 2020, at Major...
Jeanette Clay Polly
Jun 11, 2020
Jeanette Marie Molter Clay Polly, age 75, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2020, due to the Corona Virus, in Santa Maria, California, where she resided. She was born in Mason City, Iowa, on January 25, 1945, to Diedrich J. Molter and Rosa E. (Tobsing) Molter. She attended Mason City Schools from kindergarten through High School, graduating in 1963. She...
Kevin Scholl
Jun 7, 2020
Kevin Scholl, 65, of Mason City, died June 7, 2020. Kevin was born December 7, 1954 the son of Henry F. and Ruth Ann (Coe) Scholl in Mason City. A celebration of life will be held at the Moose Lodge, 22 4th St N.W., Mason City, Friday,June 26, 2020 from 1:00 until 4:00 p.m. Kevin worked at Yohn Construction for...
Loretta M. Martin
Jun 4, 2020
Loretta M. Martin, 81, a long-time resident of Mason City, Iowa, gained her angel wings on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at Hospice of North Iowa. She was born on November 7, 1938 to her parents Leo Krambeer, Sr. and Barbara Johnson. Loretta had been a resident of Good Shepherd Health Center for the past 2 ½ years. She had worked...
Deneen Lois Branstad
Jun 4, 2020
Deneen Branstad, 56, of Mason City, passed away Thursday morning June 4, 2020 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P.M. Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Bringman officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 until 7 P.M. Tuesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave and will...
Steven M. Goetsch
May 31, 2020
Steven Mark Goetsch, of Mason City, died on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at the MercyOne North Iowa Hospice Inpatient Unit. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family of Steven Goetsch. Steven was born on April 10, 1959 to parents Harold and Louise (Baade) Goetsch in Mason City. He attended...
Larry Vance Madson
May 30, 2020
Larry Vance Madson, 75, of Mason City, died Saturday, May 30, 2020 at the MercyOne Hospice Inpatient Unit after an 18 month battle with an aggressive brain tumor. A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 5, 2020 at 11:00 a.m., at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania, with Pastor Sid Bohls from St. James Lutheran Church officiating....
Frank Thomas Shafer
May 30, 2020
Frank T. Shafer, 81, of Mason City, died on Saturday, May 30, at his home. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2020, at 10:30 A.M. at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania. Visitation will be held from 4 until 7 P.M. Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at the funeral home. Inurnment will be held in Memorial Park...
James "Jim" J. Holahan
May 30, 2020
James J. Holahan, 94, of Mason City, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at the MercyOne Hospice Inpatient Unit. A private graveside service will be held at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to MercyOne North Iowa Hospice. James Jacob Holahan was born on July 11, 1925 in Madison, South Dakota to parents John and Elsbeth (Kundert) Holahan....
Pamela J. Vala
May 28, 2020
Pamela J. Vala, 73, of Clear Lake died Thursday, May 28, 2020 at Sunnybrook Assisted Living in Fairfield, Iowa surrounded by her family. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 A.M., Friday, July 3, 2020 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave, Mason City, with Rev. Jim Bringman officiating. Family will greet friends an hour prior to...
Helen Reardon
May 26, 2020
Helen Reardon, 102, longtime resident of Mason City, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at the Westview Care Center in Britt, Iowa. Private graveside services were held at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery in Mason City. Memorials may be directed Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 100 North 6th St, Minneapolis, MN 55403. Helen was born on May 1, 1918 to parents Frank and Rosa...
Janice K. Artz
May 25, 2020
Janice Kay Artz (Olk), 80, of Mason City, passed away Monday, May 25, 2020 at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center. A gathering of remembrance and celebration of her life will be held at a future date. Cards of condolences may be sent to JPaul Artz, Country Meadow Place, 17396 Kingbird Ave, Mason City, IA 50401. Memorial gifts may be directed...
Shirley A. Snook
May 25, 2020
Shirley A. Snook, 87, of Mason City, died on Monday, May 25, 2020, at the Good Shepherd Health Center. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, May 30, 2020, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. Inurnment will be held in the Derby Cemetery, Derby, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the Good Shepherd...
Doris Beaunette Fritz
May 24, 2020
Doris Beaunette (Lind) Fritz entered the room Jesus had prepared for her on May 24, 2020, on her 94th birthday. She left this world peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family. A private graveside service will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery. Doris was born May 24, 1926, on the Lind family farm in Franklin County, near Coulter, IA....
Imelda M. Krieger
May 23, 2020
Imelda “Amy” Krieger of Mason City, passed away on May 23, 2020, in Mason City, Iowa. She was 90 years old. Imelda Mae Laubenthal was born on January 27, 1930 in Whittemore, IA to Andrew and Helen Laubenthal, the middle of 5 siblings – older sister Regina, older brother Maurice, younger brother Merle, and younger sister Irma. She graduated from...
Janet Louise Trezona
May 20, 2020
Janet Louise Trezona passed on the evening of May 20th, surrounded by her family. She was born on January 27, 1923, in Biwabik, Minnesota, daughter of Victor and Alice (Lindgren) Bymark. An excellent swimmer who won the Minnesota State Championship in backstroke, she graduated from Biwabik High School before attending Virginia Junior College. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree...
Maxine H. Eldridge
May 19, 2020
Maxine Helga Eldridge, 99, formerly of Clear Lake, IA went home to be with her heavenly Father, whom she loved and served, Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at the Good Shepherd Homecare and Hospice, Manhattan, KS, surrounded by family. She lived the last 11 years in Manhattan with her daughter and son-in-law. A graveside service will be held in Memorial Park...