Obituaries
Doris J. Pion
Sep 28, 2018
Doris J. Pion, 90, of Mason City, died Friday, September 28, 2018 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. A scripture wake service will be held at 5 PM Sunday, September 30, 2018 at the Major Erickson Funeral Home. Interment will be held in the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to North Iowa Humane Society or Hospice of...
Shawn Erin True
Sep 28, 2018
Shawn Erin True, 36, of Mason City, IA, passed away suddenly on September 28th, 2018 as the result of a motorcycle accident. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Thursday, October 4, 2018 at the First United Methodist Church, 119 South Georgia Ave, with the Rev. Dan Fernandez officiating. Visitation will be held from 4 until 8 P.M. Wednesday...
Claudia Ruth Johnson
Sep 22, 2018
Claudia Ruth Johnson, 67, of Mason City, died Saturday, September 22, 2018 at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 AM Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery with Pastor Kathy Graves of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Claudia was born January 30, 1951 the daughter of John Abraham and Harriett Eleanor (Hermundsted) Johnson in...
Rev. DuWayne Russell Dalen
Sep 18, 2018
Reverend DuWayne Russell Dalen, 85, of Mason City, Iowa passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, September 18, 2018. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 21, 2018, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Ave; with Pastor Dan Gerrietts officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 20, 2018, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Major...
Donna Mae Holcomb
Sep 17, 2018
Donna Mae (Lemke) Holcomb, 82, of Mason City, passed away on Monday, September 17, 2018, at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Saturday, September 22, 2018 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 North Pennsylvania Ave, with the Rev. Dan Gerrietts officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation...
Elizabeth "Betty" A. Dye
Sep 16, 2018
Elizabeth "Betty" A. Dye, 83, of Mason City died Sunday, September 16, 2018, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Funeral services will be held 11 A.M., Thursday, September 20th at Major Erickson Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth Gehling officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at...
Alan A. Cox
Sep 9, 2018
Alan A. Cox, 61, of Forest City, IA and formerly of Mason City, IA, died Sunday, September 9, 2018, at his home at the Mosaic in Forest City, Iowa. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 PM on Monday, September 17, 2018, at Memorial Park Cemetery, with Rev. Paul Collier of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Alan A. Cox, the...
Mary Jeanette Woodward
Sep 9, 2018
Mary Jeanette Woodward, 96, of rural Rockford, Iowa, died peacefully Sunday afternoon, September 9, 2018 at Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City surrounded by her children. Visitation will be held from 12:30 – 2 pm, Saturday, September 15 at Wesley Methodist Church, 1405 S. Pennsylvania Avenue in Mason City followed by funeral services at 2 pm with Pastor Steve...
Cheryl A. Hallman
Sep 8, 2018
Cheryl A. Hallman, 72, of Mason City died Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Heritage Care and Rehabilitation Center in Mason City. A celebration of life service will be held 1 P.M., Sunday, September 16th at East Park in Mason City. Cheryl Arlene Briscoe was born February 2, 1946 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Mason City to Bernard Bertrum Briscoe...
Merry J. Kenyon
Sep 7, 2018
Merry Joann Kenyon, 74, of Mason City, died Friday, September 7, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa. Services are pending and will be announced at a later date. Merry was born November 8, 1943, the daughter of Russel and Helen (Krook) Hills in Hinckley, MN. She grew up spending her summers on Grindstone Lake in Minnesota. In high school, Merry...
William E. Bjerke
Sep 6, 2018
William Bjerke, 92, of Mason City, died Thursday, September 6, 2018, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, September 15, 2018, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N Pennsylvania, with Pastor Kevin Jones officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00 until 6:00 P.M. Friday, September 14, 2018, at Major Erickson Funeral Home,...
Marilyn S. Brainerd
Sep 5, 2018
Marilyn S. Brainerd, 65, of Mason City, died Wednesday, September 5th, 2018 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Memorial services will be held at 11 A.M. Monday, September 10, 2018 at the Grace Evangelical Free Church, 440 N. Illinois Ave., with Pastor Scott Davis officiating. A memorial visitation will be held from 3 until 5 P.M.,...
Yvonne Marilyn Schuler
Sep 3, 2018
Yvonne M. Schuler, 79, of Mason City, died Monday, September 3, 2018 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. Friday, September 7, 2018 at the St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Nora Springs. Interment will follow in the Park Cemetery, Nora Springs. Visitation will be held from 9:30 A.M. until time of services on...
Mary Agatha Berkland
Sep 3, 2018
Mary Agatha (Halder) Berkland, 103, Liberty, Mo., died September 3, 2018, at Liberty Hospital surrounded by family. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10 A.M. Friday, September 7, 2018 at the St. Ann Catholic Church, Excelsior Springs, MO. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time at the church. A memorial service will be held at 9...
Jeffrey A. Sprague
Aug 31, 2018
Jeffrey, A. Sprague, 56, of Mason CIty died Friday, August 31, 2018 after falling into a grain bin in Rockwell. A Celebration of his Life will be held from 4 to 6 P.M., Thursday, Sept. 6th at the Moose Lodge in Mason City. Jeffrey Alan Sprague, the son of Jack and Mary (Tynan) Sprague, was born February 4, 1962 in...
Harold Frederick Cone
Aug 30, 2018
Harold Frederick Cone, 85, of Mason City, IA, died Thursday, August 30, 2018, at Country Meadow Place. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at Faith Baptist Church, 1807 S. Kentucky, with Rev. Dave Callison and Pastor Tim Moore officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM on Tuesday, September 4, 2018,...
Michael A. Boyd
Aug 29, 2018
Michael A. Boyd, 59, of Mason City, IA, died Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at his home. I've always loved the smell of saw dust. They say scents are what trigger memories more than anything and I must agree, the smell of saw dust is what puts me right back into my Dads shop. I can still see him standing by...
Jeanette W. Schlutz
Aug 28, 2018
Jeanette W. Schlutz, 89, of Mason City, IA, died Tuesday, August 28, 2018, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, September 1, 2018, at the First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia, with Rev. Dan Fernandez officiating. There will be a gathering of family and friends one hour prior to...
Arnita Mae Searle
Aug 27, 2018
Arnita M. Searle, 94, of Mason City, IA died Monday, August 27, 2018, at Good Shepherd Health Center. Memorial services will be held at 11:00AM on Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 100 1st St. NE, with Pastor Chuck Kelsey officiating. Inurnment will take place in the First Congregational United Church of Christ Columbarium....
Arlene M. Cunningham
Aug 9, 2018
Arlene M. Cunningham, 91, of Mason City, IA, died Thursday, August 9, 2018, at the Heritage Care and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. Dan Gerrietts officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Tuesday, August 14, 2018,...