Obituaries

Indus J. Murray

Indus J. Murray

Dec 17, 2015

Indus J. Murray, 89, of Mason City, IA, died peacefully on Thursday, December 17, 2015, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Per her wishes her body was donated to Mayo Clinic Department of Anatomy in Rochester, MN. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Inurnment will take place at Memorial Park Cemetery in Davenport, IA at a...

Kandy J.  Rockwell

Kandy J. Rockwell

Dec 17, 2015

Kandy J. Rockwell, 54, of Mason City, IA, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, December 21, 2015, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Pastor Jason Miner with Church of Christ officiating. Visitation will be from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM on Sunday,...

Donna R.  Lynch

Donna R. Lynch

Dec 16, 2015

Donna R. Lynch, 77, of Mason City, died Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at her residence. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 AM Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Pastor Ed Bard of Hospice of North Iowa officiating. Inurnment will take place in the Manly Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the...

Beverly Ann Schulz

Beverly Ann Schulz

Dec 14, 2015

MASON CITY: Beverly Ann Schulz, 87 of Mason City, died Monday, December 14, 2015 following a lengthy illness and the recent loss of her beloved husband. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Thursday, December 17, 2015 at Major Erickson Funeral home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Private...

Erma Lou Smith

Erma Lou Smith

Dec 14, 2015

Erma Lou Smith, 82, of Mason City, IA, died Monday, December 14, 2015, at Good Shepherd Health Center. Per her wishes, her body was cremated. Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the Erma Lou Smith memorial fund in care of the family. Erma Lou Clark was born January 2, 1933, in...

Margie Dell Peterson

Margie Dell Peterson

Dec 12, 2015

Margie Dell Peterson, 86, of Mason City died Saturday December 12, 2015 at the Good Shepherd Health Center, comforted by her family. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday December 16, 2015 at the Major Erickson Funeral Home with the Chaplain Janet Dorenkamp officiating. A gathering of friends and family will be held from 12:00 until 1:00 p.m....

Clayton L. Schulz

Clayton L. Schulz

Dec 9, 2015

MASON CITY: Clayton Leroy Schulz, 88, of Mason City, died Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held 1:30 PM Saturday, December 12, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia Ave, Mason City, with Rev. Kathleen R. Moore and Rev. James W. Stiles officiating. Visitation will be held from...

Julie A. Hugo Sumpter

Julie A. Hugo Sumpter

Dec 9, 2015

DES MOINES: Julie A. Hugo Sumpter, 50, of Des Moines, died Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Des Moines. Memorial services will be held 10:30 AM Friday, December 18, 2015 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, Mason City with Pastor Kathy Graves, Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Inurnment will take place in Elmwood-St. Joseph Columbarium. The...

Cindy K. Shinn

Cindy K. Shinn

Dec 7, 2015

Cindy K. Shinn, 58, of Mason City, IA, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2015, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, IA. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, December 11, 2015, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Pastor Jeff Dahlin of Praise Community Church officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM -...

Grayson Kent Craun

Grayson Kent Craun

Dec 5, 2015

CLEAR LAKE: Grayson Craun, 51, passed away Saturday December 5, 2015 at Opportunity Village, Clear Lake. Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday December 10, 2015 at Opportunity Village with Pastor Rich Murray officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services. Memorials may be directed to Opportunity Village, P.O....

Dixie L.  Parriera

Dixie L. Parriera

Nov 28, 2015

Dixie L. Parriera, 82, of Mason City, IA, died Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa. Memorial services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, December 12, 2015 at the Rolling Acres Christian Reformed Church. Dixie was born July 15, 1933 in Mason City, Iowa the daughter of Charles and Effie (Klausen) Cunningham. She attended and later...

Herdis M. Kittleson

Herdis M. Kittleson

Nov 27, 2015

Herdis M. Kittleson (nee Anderson), age 91, of Mason City, IA, passed away peacefully on November 27, 2015, at Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Pastor Kathy Graves officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the church service....

Annell J. Holmes

Annell J. Holmes

Nov 27, 2015

Annell J. Holmes, 87, of Huron, SD and formerly of Mason City, IA, died Friday, November 27, 2015, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, November 30, 2015, at Epiphany Parish Holy Family Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams – Mason City with Rev. Neil Manternach officiating....

Allen L. Grooters

Allen L. Grooters

Nov 27, 2015

MASON CITY: Allen L. Grooters, 67, of Mason City, died Friday, November 27, 2015 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Memorial services will be held 10:30 AM Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Pastor Nathan Gann, officiating. Inurnment will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00...

Donald T. Holmes

Donald T. Holmes

Nov 23, 2015

Donald T. Holmes, 90, of Huron, SD and formerly of Mason City, IA, died Monday, November 23, 2015, at St. John’s Hospital in Maplewood, MN. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, November 27, 2015, at Epiphany Parish Holy Family Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams – Mason City IA, with Rev. Neil Manternach officiating. Visitation will...

Betty L.  Mountain

Betty L. Mountain

Nov 21, 2015

Betty L. Mountain of Mason City, passed from this life on November 21, 2015 at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota after a brief illness. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Major Erickson Funeral Home 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with Chaplain Janet Dorenkamp - Hospice of North Iowa officiating. There will be a...

Michael J. Carpenter

Michael J. Carpenter

Nov 19, 2015

Michael J. Carpenter, 40, of Mason City, IA, died Thursday, November 19, 2015, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, IA. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Rev. Dan Gerrietts officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Monday,...

Bruce W. Angell

Bruce W. Angell

Nov 18, 2015

MASON CITY: Bruce W. Angell, 87, of Mason City, died Wednesday, November 18, 2015, in Omaha, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Monday, November 23, 2015 at Grace United Methodist Church, 200 – 14th Street NW with Rev. Steve Hansen officiating. Interment will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by the Mason City...

Debra Kay Nitcher

Debra Kay Nitcher

Nov 15, 2015

Debra Nitcher, 58, of Mason City, died Sunday, November 15, 2015 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit following a lengthy battle with cancer. Debra Kay was born September 20, 1957 the daughter of Richard and June (Smeby) Nitcher in Mason City, Iowa. She is survived by her mother June, brother Kevin (Tammy) Nitcher, nephews Kevi (Jessica) Nitcher, Kameron (Kaitlyn)...

John I. Dodge

John I. Dodge

Nov 9, 2015

MASON CITY: John I. Dodge, 65, of Mason City, died Monday, November 9, 2015 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Memorial services will be held 1:00 PM Saturday, November 14, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Pastor Kathy Graves officiating. Private family interment will take place in Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from...

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