Obituaries
Earl Louis Marquardt
Feb 2, 2019
Earl Louis Marquardt, 69, of Mason City, died surrounded by his family at Hospice of North Iowa on February 2, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 am on Monday February 11, 2019, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N Pennsylvania, in Mason City. A visitation will take place from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Sunday February 10,...
Elsie E. DiGregorio
Jan 27, 2019
Elsie E. DiGregorio, 95, of Mason City, died on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City with her family by her side. Services will be at a later date. Inurnment will be at Elmwood-St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Hospice of North Iowa or Epiphany Parish. Elsie was born in Mason City,...
James 'Jack' Duane Krause
Jan 26, 2019
James ‘Jack’ D. Krause, 88, of Nora Springs, died Saturday, January 26, 2019 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Monday, February 4, 2019 at the Major Erickson Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Park Cemetery, Nora Springs. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time on Monday at the funeral home. Jack...
Dorothy Mae Riekens
Jan 19, 2019
Dorothy Mae Riekens, 80, of Shakopee, MN, passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2019, at the Geneva Suites hospice home in Edina, MN, after a nearly six-year long battle with breast cancer. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at 2:00 PM at First United Methodist Church, 119 South Georgia. Visitation will take place one hour...
Eunice E. Follmuth
Jan 18, 2019
Eunice Elaine Follmuth, 53, of Rockwell, passed away Friday, January 18th, 2019 at home, surrounded by her loving family, after losing a brief but hard-fought battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at Messiah Lutheran Church in Charles City on Saturday January 26th at 2:00 p.m., with visitation one hour before the service and reception following the service....
Dennis G. Walkner
Jan 16, 2019
Dennis G. Walkner, 66, of Mason City, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019, at Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Left to cherish his memory are his children, Clair Walkner, A. Noble (Carly) Walkner, and granddaughter Vayda Walkner, his special niece Beth (Josh) Norem , his former wife of 14 yrs. Deb Pike, his sisters Jean (Mike) Walker, Rouline...
Dean Baumann
Jan 15, 2019
Dean Baumann, 84, of Mason City, died on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 26, 2019, at 10:00 AM at Faith Baptist Church, 1807 S Kentucky Ave. Inurnment will take place at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Rochester, MN. Dean was born April 6, 1934, at Madison...
Joyce Corrine Hopp
Jan 13, 2019
Joyce Corrine Hopp, 81, of Mason City, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019 at the Good Shepherd Health Center. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, January 19, 2019, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 South Pennsylvania Ave, with Pastor Steve Hansen officiating. Visitation will be held Friday, January 18, 2019, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at...
Danny Lee Belcher
Jan 9, 2019
Danny Lee Belcher, 47, of Rockwell, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at his home. Services will be announced at a later date.
Randy M. Carolus
Jan 9, 2019
Randy M. Carolus, 61, of Mason City, died on Wednesday, January 9, 2019. A memorial service will be held on Monday, January 14, 2019, at 10:30 AM at St. James Lutheran Church, 1148 4th St. SE, with Pastor Sid Bohls officiating. A visitation will be held Sunday, January 13, 2019 at Major Erickson Funeral Home; 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave from...
William "Bill" Kasik
Jan 8, 2019
William “Bill” Kasik, 93, of Clear Lake, died on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at Country Meadow Place in Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm Friday, January 18, 2019, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City. Interment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the...
William "Billy" Despenas
Dec 28, 2018
William “Billy” Despenas, 72, of Mason City, died on Friday, December 28, 2018, at his home. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday January 3, 2019, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave, with Pastor Scot McCluskey officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service time on Thursday. Inurnment will take place...
Marvyl M. Ransom
Dec 26, 2018
Marvyl May Ransom, 84, of Mason City, died on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. A memorial service will be held at St. James Lutheran Church, 1148 4th Street SE, on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. with Pastors Sid Bohls and Pastor Jennifer Bohls officiating. Inurnment will be at Memorial Park...
Donna L. DePrenger
Dec 23, 2018
Donna L. DePrenger, 92, of Mason City, died on Sunday, December 23, 2018 at the Heritage Care and Rehabilitation Center in Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 3 PM Friday, December 28, 2018 at the First Presbyterian Church, 100 South Pierce, with the Rev. Paul Collier officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date in the Rock...
Harold "Jack" Lien
Dec 22, 2018
Harold “Jack” Lien, 81, of Mason City passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held 1:00 P.M., Thursday, December 27th at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., in Mason City with Rev. Kenneth Gehling officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour...
Marlett C. Hammervold
Dec 15, 2018
Marlett C. Hammervold, 88, of Mason City, died on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M., Thursday, December 20th at First Baptist Church, 125 East State St. in Mason City. A brunch in Marlett’s honor will be held at 10:30 A.M., family and friends are...
Donna Lu Umbarger
Dec 10, 2018
Donna Lu Umbarger, 84, of Mason City, our beautiful loving Mother, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Monday, December 10th, 2018 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. A funeral mass will be held 10:30 A.M., Friday, December 14th at Epiphany Parish St. Joseph Catholic Church, 302 5th St. S.E., in Mason City. All...
Merwyn Eugene Larson
Dec 8, 2018
Dr. Merwyn E. Larson, 79, of Mason City, died on Saturday December 8, 2018. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at 10:30 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N Pennsylvania, with Pastor Kathy Graves officiating. A gathering will take place one hour prior to the service time on Wednesday. Inurnment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph...
William Charles Donahoo
Dec 6, 2018
William C. Donahoo, 75, of Mason City, passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2018, at his home. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at 10:30 AM at St. James Lutheran Church, 1148 – 4th St. SE, with Pastor Sid Bohls officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday, December 11, 2018, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at...
Katherine Tena Zahariades
Dec 6, 2018
Katherine Tena Zahariades 79, beloved parishioner of Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, Scottsdale, AZ fell asleep in the Lord on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018. She passed away peacefully, at home, with family at her side. Tena was born November 27, 1939 in Mason City, Iowa to Luella Zanios Rumeliote and Costa Rumeliote. After the premature death of her father, she moved...