Obituaries

Richard James Keough Sr.

Richard James Keough Sr.

Dec 18, 2016

Richard ‘Dick’ James Keough, Sr., died Sunday, December 18, 2016 at the Osage Rehabilitation and Heatlh Care Center. A celebration of life will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, January 7, 2017 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church with Rev. Mark Lavrenz officiating. Memorials may be directed to Susie English in memory of Richard J. Keough. Richard J. Keough was born May...

Berdena Mary Taylor

Berdena Mary Taylor

Dec 13, 2016

Berdena ‘Dee’ Mary (Hahn) Taylor, 91, of Mason City, died Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Thursday at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave, with Pastor Dave Byrd, IOOF Chaplain officiating. Visitation will be held one hour before service...

Ellen Z. Blackbourn

Ellen Z. Blackbourn

Dec 7, 2016

Ellen Z. Blackbourn, 76, of Mason City, IA, died Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at the First Covenant Church, Hwy 122 at S. Ohio, with Rev. Steve Johnson officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Monday, December...

Marjory H Nuehring

Marjory H Nuehring

Dec 6, 2016

Marjory H. Nuehring, 99, of Rockwell, IA, and formerly of Mason City, IA, died Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at the Rockwell Community Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday, December 15, 2016, at the Rockwell United Methodist Church, 303 Monroe Street – Rockwell, with Rev. Dr. Travis Stevick and Pastor Louie Bram officiating. Visitation will...

Gary W.  Palmer

Gary W. Palmer

Dec 6, 2016

Gary W. Palmer, 74, of Tega Cay, SC (formerly of Mason City, IA, Clear Lake, IA, and Ankeny, IA) died peacefully on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 (U.S. time) at his vacation home in Adelaide, South Australia. At Gary’s request, there will be no funeral service, however, a celebration of life will be held in various locations to be determined in...

Margaret Ruth Patrick

Margaret Ruth Patrick

Dec 4, 2016

Margaret R. Patrick, 81, of Mason City, died Sunday, December 4, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 AM Friday, December 9, 2016 at St. James Lutheran Church, 1148 4th St. SE, with Pastor Jeni Bohls officiating. Visitation will be held Thursday December 8, 2016 from 5 until 7 PM at the Major Erickson...

Albert "Al" L. Shipman

Albert "Al" L. Shipman

Dec 4, 2016

Albert “Al” L. Shipman, 97, of Mason City passed away Sunday, December 4, 2016, at Good Shepherd Health Center. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday, December 10, 2016, at Epiphany Parish Holy Family Catholic Church 714 North Adams Avenue with Rev. Andrew A-Mensah and Rev. Kenneth Gehling, Concelebrants. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM to...

Janice S. Bergan

Janice S. Bergan

Dec 4, 2016

Janice S. Bergan, 77, of Manly, IA, died Sunday, December 4, 2016, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. Ed Bard, Chaplain - Hospice of North Iowa officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will...

Janice A. Snook

Janice A. Snook

Nov 29, 2016

Janice A. “Snookie” Snook, 74, of Mason City, IA, died Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, December 2, 2016, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. Travis Stevick officiating. Interment will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Janice Snook...

Robert E. Aastrup

Robert E. Aastrup

Nov 29, 2016

Robert E. Aastrup, 90, of Mason City, Iowa died Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, December 2, 2016 at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave, with Pastor Kathy Graves of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Military honors will be conducted by the...

Douglas Dean Gobeli

Douglas Dean Gobeli

Nov 23, 2016

Douglas Dean Gobeli, 59, of Mason City, died Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa after a long battle with Leukemia. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Grace United Methodist Church, 200 14th Street NW, Mason City, IA. Interment will follow at Meservey Cemetery in Meservey, Iowa. Visitation will...

Thomas R. Wagner

Thomas R. Wagner

Nov 18, 2016

Thomas R. Wagner, 82, of Grafton, IA, passed away on Friday, November 18, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa. Per Tom’s wishes, his body was donated to the University of Iowa. No formal services will be held. A gathering of family and friends to celebrate Tom’s life and to learn about the use of his gifts to the...

Caleb J Christensen

Caleb J Christensen

Nov 17, 2016

Caleb J. Christensen, 37, of Mason City, Iowa died Thursday, November 17, 2016. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. The family would like to invite everyone to a time of sharing from 1 until 3 PM Saturday, December 3, 2016 at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave. Memorials may be directed...

Karl Frederick Langhart

Karl Frederick Langhart

Nov 11, 2016

Karl Frederick Langhart, 59, of Mason City, died Friday, November 11, 2016 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Per Karl’s request, his body will be cremated. A memorial mass will be held 10:30 AM Saturday, November 19, 2016 at Epiphany Parish Holy Family Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams with Rev. Andrew A-Mensah and Rev. Kenneth Gehling, con-celebrants. The family...

Darlene M. Betts

Darlene M. Betts

Nov 10, 2016

Darlene Marie Betts, 86, of Mason City, IA, died, Thursday, November 10, 2016, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, November 14, 2016, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. Kevin Jones officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Sunday, November 13, 2016,...

Melvin L. Harris

Melvin L. Harris

Nov 9, 2016

Melvin L. Harris, 69, of Mason City, died Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. No services are scheduled at this time. Per family request, his body will be cremated. Private family inurnment will take place at a later date. Melvin was born May 31, 1947 in rural Rockwell, Iowa the son of Delmar and Martha...

James E.  Renshaw, Sr.

James E. Renshaw, Sr.

Nov 6, 2016

James E. Renshaw, Sr., 95, of Rock Falls, Iowa died Sunday, November 6, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa. Memorial services will be held at 2 PM Monday, November 14, 2016 at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, IA with Pastor Paul Schaefer Plymouth Bible Baptist Church officiating. Memorials may be directed to the James...

Charles D. Johnson

Charles D. Johnson

Oct 31, 2016

Charles ‘Chuck’ Johnson, 85, of Mason City, Iowa passed away peacefully on Monday October 31, 2016 at the Good Shepherd Health Center with his family at his side. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Friday, November 4, 2016 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave. with the Rev. Kent A. Mechler, Good Shepherd Chaplain officiating. Military...

Alice M.  Miller

Alice M. Miller

Oct 27, 2016

Alice M. Miller (Rodemeyer), 93, of Mason City, IA, died Thursday, October 27, 2016, at Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, October 31, 2016, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. Mark Lavrenz of Bethlehem Lutheran Church officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service....

Lowell M. Hicok

Lowell M. Hicok

Oct 25, 2016

Lowell M. Hicok, 82, of Mason City, IA, died Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, October 29, 2016, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Pastor Ed Bard, Chaplain – Hospice of North Iowa officiating. There will be a gathering of family...