Obituaries

Mar 28, 2019

Jean L. (Gabel) LeWarne, 95, of Mason City, died on Thursday, March 28, 2019, at her home. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at First United Methodist Church, 119 S Georgia Ave with full military honors. A visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at Major...

Mar 27, 2019

Kevin L. Nitcher, 55, of Mason City, died on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at MercyOne Medical Center of North Iowa. Services will be at a later date.

Mar 25, 2019

Mark E. Smith, 61, of Mason City, died on Monday, March 25, 2019, at MercyOne Medical Center of North Iowa. A memorial service will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. A visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. Friday, March 29, 2019, at Major Erickson Funeral Home....

Mar 21, 2019

Mar 18, 2019

Lewis Strachota, 74, of Mason City, died Monday March 18, 2019 at his home. Visitation will be held Saturday, March 23, 2019 from 4 until 6 pm at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 1 pm Monday, March 25, 2019 at the Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home, 209 E. 7th St.,...

Mar 17, 2019

Beverly Ann Harris, 83, of Mason City, died Sunday, March 17, 2019 at her home unexpectedly. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 11,2019, at St. James Lutheran Church, 1148 – 4th St SE, Mason City, Iowa. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service time on Saturday. Memorials can be made out...

Mar 17, 2019

Mar 15, 2019

Beverly K. Easley, 79, of Mason City, died Friday, March 15, 2019, at Good Shepherd Health Center. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at Temple Baptist Church, 1211 S Kentucky Ave. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service time on Wednesday. Memorials can be made to the family of...

Mar 15, 2019

Manuel “Manny” N. Quiroz, Jr., 14, of Mason City passed away Friday, March 15, 2019 at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, TN. A visitation will be held from 4 to 7 P.M., Friday, March 22, 2019 at Major Erickson Funeral Home with a time of sharing at 7 P.M. A graveside service will be held 10...

Mar 14, 2019

Darla Rae Karstens, 65, of Clear Lake, went to be with her Savior on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice in Mason City, surrounded by her loving family. A memorial service will be held 11 A.M., Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake. Services will be held at a later date in her...

Mar 13, 2019

Gloria Maxine Shaver, 99, of Mason City, died Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at Good Shepherd Health Center. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, March 21, 2019, at Holy Family Catholic Church of the Epiphany Parish, 714 North Adams. Visitation will take place from 4:00 – 6:00 P.M. with a Vigil Service beginning at 5:30 P.M....

Mar 13, 2019

Daniel Lee Mumby, 75, of Mason City, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, March 16, 2019, at First United Methodist Church, 119 South Georgia. A visitation will take place from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Friday,...

Mar 13, 2019

Robert Allen Mitchell, 79, formerly of Mason City, died on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N Pennsylvania. A visitation will take place one hour prior to the service time on Saturday. Memorials can be made out to...

Mar 12, 2019

Jenny Ann Ringham, 66, of Clear Lake, died on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at her home. Services will be at a later date.

Mar 11, 2019

Robert L. Robison, 46, formerly of Mason City, left this world surrounded by his loving family on March 11, 2019 at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) in Iowa City, Iowa. No services are planned at this time and a private family gathering will take place at a later date. Bobby was born in Hinsdale, Illinois on March 28,...

Mar 10, 2019

Phyllis R. Wright, 87 of Mason City, passed away at MercyOne Hospice Inpatient Unit on Sunday, March 10, 2019. A celebration of her life will be held on Friday, March 15, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, in Mason City. Visitation will be on Thursday, March 14, 2019 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Major Erickson Funeral Home. Memorials...

Mar 5, 2019

Sharon K. Beckman Faught, 78, of Mason City, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at MercyOne Hospice Inpatient Unit. Celebration of Life will be held 2:00 PM Friday, March 8, 2019, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave with Reverend Kenneth Gehling officiating. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service time on Friday. Sharon...

Mar 4, 2019

Marilyn J. Purlee Smith, 76, of Clear Lake, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2019, surrounded by family at MercyOne Medical Center – North Iowa. A graveside service will be held at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery in Mason City, Iowa, on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 10:30 A.M. Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association or to the family...

Mar 2, 2019

Marie H. Lance, 95, of Mason City, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019, at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Services will be at a later date.

Feb 28, 2019

Mary Jo Pavek, 82, of Mason City, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019 at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City. A memorial service will be held 1:30 P.M., Thursday, March 7, 2019 at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 100 First St. N.E., in Mason City with Rev. Kenneth Gehling officiating. A graveside service will be held prior...