Obituaries
Marvin Conwell Olson
Sep 11, 2016
Marvin C. Olson, age 91, of Forest City, Marvin passed away peacefully on September 11, 2016 at Good Samaritan Center. His family is comforted knowing that Marvin is present with his Savior and reunited with Jeanette. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, September 16, 2016 at the First Baptist Church in Forest City with Pastor Eric Weaver...
Barbara Ellen Palmer
Sep 10, 2016
Barbara Ellen Palmer, 64, of Forest City, died Saturday, September 10, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family after a valiant fight with kidney cancer. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Calvary Baptist Church in Forest City with the Pastor Doug Farrell officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. Visitation will...
Avis Sylvia Alm
Sep 9, 2016
Avis Sylvia Alm, 80, of Garner, formerly of Forest City, died Friday, September 9, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa in Mason City. A funeral service will be held 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at Cataldo Schott Funeral Home, 505 North Clark St. Forest City with Pastor Rod Hopp of Immanuel Lutheran Church officiating. Visitation will be held...
Dorothy B. Urich
Sep 1, 2016
GARNER – Dorothy B. Urich, 97, of Garner died Thursday, September 1, 2016 at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt. Memorial services will be held 10:30 A.M., Friday, September 9th at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Duncan. Inurnment will be at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church. Cataldo Funeral...
Betty J. Gerdes
Aug 31, 2016
WODEN – Betty J. Gerdes, 90, of Woden died Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at Algona Manor Care Center in Algona. A memorial service will be held 5:30 P.M., Friday, September 2nd at First Presbyterian Church in Woden with Rev. Dr. Glenn Wilson officiating. A gathering of family and friends will be held following the memorial service from 6 to 7:30...
Ardis C. Helvick
Aug 12, 2016
Ardis C. Helvick, 95, of Forest City, died Friday, August 12, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa in Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, August 20, 2016 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City with Pastor Rod Hopp officiating. Visitation will be held 12:30 till time of service at the church on Saturday. Burial...
Frances M. Benson
Jul 24, 2016
Frances M. Benson, 92, of Forest City died Sunday, July 24, 2016 at the Lake Mills Care Center. A memorial service will be held 10 A.M., Tuesday at Pilot Knob Lutheran Church southeast of Forest City. A private burial will be held at Brush Point Cemetery near Fertile. There will be no visitation. Cataldo Schott Funeral Home is in charge...
Darlene "Dolly" Mavis Leavens
Jul 24, 2016
Darlene “Dolly" Mavis Leavens, 85, of Forest City died Sunday, July 24th at her home surrounded by her family. Dolly was under the care of Hospice of North Iowa. Upon her wishes she was cremated and private family services will be held. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa in her name. Darlene was...
Margie A. Brandl
Jul 23, 2016
MASON CITY – Margie A. Fox Brandl, 91, of Mason City died Saturday, July 23, 2016 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Private graveside service will be held at a later date in Oakland Cemetery in Forest City. There will be no visitation. Cataldo Funeral Home in Garner is in charge of arrangements. Margie Ann Brandl,...
Vernon L. Stohr
Jul 21, 2016
WODEN – Vernon L. Stohr, 81, of Woden died Thursday, July 21, 2016 at the Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Monday, July 25th at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Woden with Revs. Kim and Trudy Peterson officiating. Burial will be at Bingham Township Cemetery with military rites by the Britt Veterans Ceremonial...
Elsie B. Formanek
Jul 8, 2016
BRITT - Elsie B. Formanek, 102, of Britt, formerly of Garner, died Friday, July 8, 2016 at the Westview Care Center in Britt. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, July 13th at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Duncan with Fr. Paul Lippstock and Fr. Jim Dubert as concelebrants. Burial will be at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery...
Matthew Ryan Hauge
Jul 4, 2016
Matthew Ryan Hauge, 26, of Mason City formerly of Forest City, died Monday, July 4, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Celebration of Life Services will be held 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at the Fertile Lutheran Church with the Pastor Dave Halvorson officiating. Visitation and viewing will be held 5:00 – 8:00 on Tuesday at Cataldo Schott Funeral Home,...
Caroll Lee Herndon
Jul 4, 2016
Caroll Lee Herndon, 84, of Forest City died Monday, July 4, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Center in Forest City, Iowa. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 A.M., Saturday, July 9, 2016 at St. James Catholic Church, 906 West O St., Forest City with Father Paul Lippstock officiating. Burial will be at St. James Catholic Cemetery in Forest City...
Michael J. Harms
Jun 29, 2016
Michael (Mike) J. Harms, 69, left this world peacefully surrounded by his loving family, Wednesday, June 29, 2016, after a very brief but mighty battle with a very aggressive lung cancer. Family & friends are invited to visit with family and celebrate Mike this Friday, July 1, between 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Friendship Hall at the Winnebago Campgrounds in...
Katherine A. Wood
Jun 28, 2016
WODEN – Katherine A. Wood, 101, of Woden died Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at the Titonka Care Center. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Saturday, July 2nd at First Presbyterian Church in Woden with Rev. Dr. Glenn Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Bingham Township Cemetery south of Woden. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 P.M., Friday...
Jason Michael Brahm
Jun 26, 2016
Jason M. Brahm, 39, of Forest City, Iowa died Sunday, June 26, 2016 at the Mercy Medical Center North Iowa as a result of a motorcycle accident. Celebration of Life services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, July 1, 2016 at the First Baptist Church in Forest City with Jerry Myers officiating. A gathering of friends and family will...
Raymond L. Pool
Jun 23, 2016
GARNER – Raymond L. Pool, 87, of Garner died Thursday, June 23, 2016 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, June 28th at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner with Rev. Jim Dubert and Deacon Dennis Popowski officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with military rites by...
Duane Harold Thoelke
Jun 22, 2016
Duane Thoelke, 90, of Forest City, died Wednesday, June 22 at Vintage Hills Assisted Living in Indianola, Iowa. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, July 9, 2016 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City with the Rev. Rod Hopp officiating. A gathering of family and friends will be one hour prior to the services at the church....
Nancy Diane Thompson
Jun 21, 2016
Nancy Diane Thompson, 64, of Mason City, died Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Cataldo Schott Funeral Home in Forest City on Sunday, June 26th. Funeral services will be held at Calvary Baptist Church in Forest City at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 27, with visitation one hour...
Robert C. Bird
Jun 16, 2016
WODEN – Robert C. Bird, 84, of Woden died Thursday, June 16, 2016 at Westview Care Center in Britt. Graveside services will be held 10 A.M., Monday, June 20th at Bingham Township Cemetery in Woden with Pastor Judy Junkermeier officiating. Military rites will be conducted by the Woden Veterans Ceremonial Unit. A memorial visitation will be held from 3 to...