Obituaries

Dec 27, 2017

Mary Ann Kieslich, 74, of Mason City, IA, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. with Pastor Paul Schaefer officiating. Visitation will take place from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Tuesday, January 2,...

Dec 27, 2017

Dec 24, 2017

Leslie H. Deardeuff, 81, of Mason City, IA, died Sunday, December 24, 2017, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit with his family at his side. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church with the Rev. Dan Gerrietts officiating. Interment will follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City. Visitation will...

Dec 23, 2017

Bradley A. Blazek, 59, of Clear Lake, IA, passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2017, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. Dan Gerrietts officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the church service. Interment...

Dec 21, 2017

Virginia “Ginny” Nelson Lannon, of Mason City, died Thursday, December 21, 2017, at the Good Shepherd Health Center. A private family memorial mass will be held at Epiphany Parish Holy Family Catholic Church at a later date. Memorials may be directed to a charity of your choice. Ginny was born February 5, 1920, in Lexington, Nebraska, the daughter of Clarence...

Dec 20, 2017

Christopher James Hamlin, 52, of Mason City, IA, died Wednesday, December 20, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa. No services are planned at this time. Christopher was born March 11, 1965, in Iowa City, IA, the son of Donald J. and Sally (Rasmusson) Hamlin. Chris worked for many years at Pizza Hut. He enjoyed spending time with family...

Dec 17, 2017

Frederick J. Humphrey, 86, of Mason City, IA, died Sunday, December 17, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 6, 2018, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 S. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. Steve Hansen officiating. Military honors will be conducted by the Mason City Veterans Association. A gathering...

Dec 15, 2017

William V. Patrick, 84, of Mason City, IA, died Friday, December 15, 2017, at the Heritage Care and Rehabilitation Center. A memorial service will be held Friday, December 22, 2017, at 10:30 AM at St James Lutheran Church, 1148-4th St. SE. with Pastor Dennis Niezwaag officiating. A visitation will take place Thursday, December 21, 2017, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM...

Dec 15, 2017

Deborah M. Hartley, 68, of Mason City, IA, died Friday, December 15, 2017, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Service will take place at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the Deborah Hartley Memorial Fund. Deborah May Hartley was born March 8, 1949 in Mason City, the daughter of Earl and Anita Nelson. She graduated from Mason...

Dec 14, 2017

James J Mock, 92, of Mason City, IA, died Thursday, December 14, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 18, 2017, at 10:30 AM at the First Presbyterian Church, 100 S. Pierce St. with Rev. Paul Collier officiating. A visitation will take place Sunday, December 17, 2017, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at...

Dec 11, 2017

Jane E. Phalen, 84, of Mason City, died Monday, December 11, 2017 at the IOOF Home. A funeral mass will be held 10:30 AM Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Epiphany Parish Holy Family Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams with Rev. Neil Manternach, celebrant. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5- 7 PM Friday at Major...

Dec 10, 2017

Richard M. Ackerman, 70, of Mason City, died Sunday, December 10, 2017 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, December 15, 2017 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave with Rev. Dan Larson officiating. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home. In...

Dec 8, 2017

Evelyn Inez Christiansen, 94, of Mason City, died Friday, December 8, 2017 at the Heritage Care and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, December 15, 2017 at Major Erickson Funeral Home 111 N Pennsylvania Ave, with Pastor Matthew Muters officiating. Visitation will be held Thursday December 14, 2017 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM continuing 1...

Dec 8, 2017

Beverly June Wentworth, 87, of Mason City, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on December 8, 2017 at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 AM Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at the Epiphany Parish St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Neil Manternach officiating. Interment will follow in the Elmwood-St. Joseph...

Dec 7, 2017

Steven T. Marion, 58, of Mason City, IA, died Thursday, December 7, 2017, at his home. A celebration of life gathering will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family of Steven Marion.

Dec 5, 2017

Donald A. Stangler, 87, of Mason City, died Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Monday December 11, 2017 at the First Covenant Church, Hwy 122 at South Ohio with Rev. Steve Johnson officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 PM...

Dec 5, 2017

Timothy Martin McCollum, 64, of Mason City, died Tuesday, December 5, 2017, with his family by his side, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held at 3 P.M. Monday, December 11, 2017, at the First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Kathleen Moore officiating. Following the service, a karaoke tribute gathering will be held at the...

Dec 4, 2017

Bonnie Joy Bergman, 88, of Mason City, Iowa, died Monday, December 4, 2017, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at the First Covenant Church, 401 South Ohio Avenue with the Rev. Steve Johnson officiating. The interment will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery, Plymouth. Visitation will be...

Dec 1, 2017

Jan Sue Huey, 80, of Mason City, IA, died Friday, December 1, 2017. A celebration of life service will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Pastor Kathy Graves officiating. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Tuesday, December 5,...

Dec 1, 2017

Michael Duane Fatland, age 70, of Mason City, IA, died Friday, December 1, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa, with his family by his side. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, December 9, 2017, at the Galilean Lutheran Church, 4454 255th Street – Clear Lake, IA, with Pastor Scot McCluskey officiating. Military honors will...