Obituaries

May 15, 2017

Mark Robert “Doc” Detra, 68, of Mason City, died Monday, May 15, 2017 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Visitation for Doc will be held from 3:00 to 7:00 PM Thursday, May 18, 2017 at Epiphany Parish Holy Family Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams. A memorial service for Doc will be held 5:00 PM Thursday, May 25, 2017 at...

May 15, 2017

Iola Yvonne Geving passed away on Monday, May 15, 2017 in Encinitas, California. Memorial services will be at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue – Mason City, with Pastor Jeni Bohls of St. James Lutheran Church officiating. A gathering of family and friends will be held one hour prior to...

May 14, 2017

May 14, 2017

Sally Stejskal, 71, of Mason City, died Sunday, May 14, 2017 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Memorial services will be held 10:30 AM Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N Pennsylvania Ave with Rev. Kenneth Gehling officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Tuesday May 16, 2017 at Major Erickson Funeral Home,...

May 8, 2017

Judith Ann Petersen, 78, of Mason City, died Monday May 8, 2017 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 4 until 6 PM Friday, May 19, 2017 at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave. Following the gathering at the funeral home there will be a time of...

May 5, 2017

James Forrest Erickson, 32, of Mason City, IA, passed away on Friday May 5, 2017, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday May 9, 2017, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Pastor Art Zewert from Hospice of North...

Apr 28, 2017

Eleanor R. Schaull, 89, of Mason City, died Friday, April 28, 2017 at Good Shepherd Health Center.

Apr 26, 2017

Lois A. Heinzerling, 84, of Mason City, died Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at home. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. Dan Gerrietts officiating. Interment will be in Eden Presbyterian Cemetery, Rudd, Iowa. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Monday at Major Erickson Funeral...

Apr 22, 2017

Margaret Bell Drake, 90, of Mason City, died Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa. Graveside services will be held 10:45 AM Saturday, October 21, 2017 at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery with Pastor Chuck Kelsey officiating. Memorials may be directed to the family in Margaret’s name. Margaret was born July 14, 1926 in Boone, Iowa the daughter of...

Apr 21, 2017

Marjorie Ava Jurgemeyer, 89, of Rockwell, died Friday, April 21, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church with Rev. Mark Lavrenz officiating. Interment will follow in the Concord Cemetery, Garner, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 5 until 7 PM Monday at Major Erickson...

Apr 20, 2017

Patricia Ritter, 71, of Mason City, died Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10 AM Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at the Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Kevin Jones officiating. Interment will follow in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 until 6 PM Monday at Major Erickson Funeral Home,...

Apr 19, 2017

Lon Gaines, 69, of Mason City, died Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held at 10 AM Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at the Grace United Methodist Church, 200 14th St. NW, with the Rev. Steve Hansen officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City. Visitation will be held from 5...

Apr 17, 2017

Tracey Lynn Lorentzen, 52, of Mason City, died Monday, April 17, 2017 at the Linn Haven Rehabilitation and Healthcare, New Hampton, IA. Memorial services will be held at 2 PM Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time. Tracey was born November 16, 1964...

Apr 16, 2017

Marian U. Dahlstrom, 93, of Mason City, died Sunday, April 16, 2017, at Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services will be held 1:30 PM Friday, April 21, 2017 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Rev. Kent Mechler, Chaplain, Good Shepherd Health Center officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to...

Apr 13, 2017

Judith “Judy” K. English, 74, of Mason City, IA, died Thursday, April 13, 2017, at her home. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue – Mason City, with Pastor Kathy Graves officiating. A private family inurnment will take place at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery at a later...

Apr 13, 2017

Joanne M. Boone, 83, of Mason City, IA, died Thursday, April 13, 2017, at Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday, April 20, 2017, at St. James Lutheran Church, 1148 4th Street SE, with Pastor Jeni Bohls and Eric Hoefer officiating. Interment will take place in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from...

Apr 11, 2017

Donna Marie Schultz, 85, of Mason City, IA, died Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Hospital – Saint Mary’s Campus in Rochester, MN. A celebration of life for Donna and Gerald will be held at 11 AM Saturday, April 22, 2017 at St. James Lutheran Church, 1148 4th St. SE, with Pastor Jeni Bohls officiating. Interment will be in...

Apr 10, 2017

Roderick Lemeual Demetrius Lewis, 18, of Mason City, IA, died Monday, April 10, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Pastor Victoria Clark of New Foundation Christian Fellowship Church in Phoenix, AZ officiating. There will be...

Apr 10, 2017

Zachery W. Hartley, 20, of Mason City, IA, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Monday, April 10, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa. Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the Zachery Hartley memorial fund in care of the family. Zachery was born December 22, 1996, in Mason...

Apr 7, 2017

Betty J. Berry, 93, of Mason City, IA, died Friday, April 7, 2017, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Family and friends will gather for a graveside service at 11:00 AM on Saturday, April 22, 2017, at Elmwood St-Joseph Cemetery with Rev. Kent Mechler, Chaplain – Good Shepherd Health Center officiating. Betty Berry was born on April 22, 1923...