Obituaries
Emil Broers
Jun 5, 2015
VENTURA – Emil J. Broers, Jr., 77, of Ventura died Friday, June 5, 2015 at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. Funeral services will be held 1:30 P.M., Thursday, June 11th at Peace Reformed Church south of Garner with Rev. Robert Grossmann officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7:30...
Floyd R. Jump
May 30, 2015
GARNER – Floyd R. Jump, 93, of Garner died Saturday, May 30, 2015 at the VA Central Iowa Healthcare System in Des Moines. Private graveside services will be held at Concord Township Cemetery in Garner with full military rites by the USMC military honor guard and the Garner Veterans Ceremonial Unit. A public visitation will be held from 10 A.M....
Harry S. Halvorsen
May 28, 2015
Harry S. Halvorsen, 92, of Mankato, MN, formerly of Forest City, IA, died Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Hillcrest Health Care Center in Mankato. Memorial Services will be held 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 1, 2015 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City, Iowa. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church. Interment will be at Oakland...
Joseph "Joe" E. Deibler
May 28, 2015
GARNER – Joseph E. Deibler, 67, of Garner died Thursday, May 28, 2015 at his home. A memorial mass will be held 10:30 A.M., Monday, June 1st at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner with Msgr. John W. Hemann officiating. Inurnment will be in St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery in Garner with military rites by the Garner Veterans Ceremonial Unit. Visitation...
Robert "Bob" J. Farris
May 27, 2015
CLEAR LAKE – Robert “Bob” J. Farris, 72, of rural Clear Lake died Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at his home. Funeral services will be held 7 P.M., Sunday, May 31st at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner with Rev. Ed Bard, Hospice of North Iowa chaplain officiating. Military rites will be conducted by the Garner Veterans Ceremonial Unit. Inurnment will...
Arthur D. Hennigar
May 26, 2015
Hayfield, Iowa – Arthur D. Hennigar, 73, of Hayfield, formerly of Fertile, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. Visitation will be held 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. Saturday, May 30, 2015 at the Cataldo Schott Funeral Chapel, 505 North Clark St., in Forest City. A Celebration of Life service will be held following visitation at...
Elsie L. Mechem
May 26, 2015
Elsie L. Mechem, 77, passed away peacefully at her home in Thompson on Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Visitation will be held 5:00-7:00 P.M. Thursday, May 28, 2015 at the Cataldo Schott Funeral Chapel, 505 North Clark St., in Forest City. A Celebration of Life service will be held following visitation at 7:00 in the chapel. Inurnment of cremains will be...
Margaret Hrubes
May 26, 2015
GARNER – Margaret M. Hrubes, 95, of Garner died Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Friday, May 29th at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Duncan with Fr. Dennis Miller officiating. Lectors will be Darlene Boho and David Hrubes. Music will be provided by organist, Mary...
LeRoy Thompson
May 24, 2015
LeRoy Thompson, 94, of Forest City passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, May, 27, 2015 at First Baptist Church in Forest City with Pastor Eric Weaver officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Cataldo...
William J. Puffer
May 21, 2015
GARNER – William J. Puffer, 55, of Garner, formerly of Britt, died Thursday, May 21, 2015 at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview in Minneapolis, MN. Graveside services will be held 10 A.M., Tuesday, May 26th at the Corwith Cemetery. His body was cremated. There will be no visitation. Cataldo Funeral Home in Garner is in charge of arrangements....
Virginia L. Meinecke
May 19, 2015
Virginia L. Meinecke, 93, of Forest City died Tuesday, May 19, 2015 surrounded by her loving family at the Mercy Medical Center- North Iowa in Mason City. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M. Friday, (May 22, 2015) at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Leland with Pastor Richard Heinlen officiating. Burial will be held at the Rose Hill Cemetery in...
Dan John Trampel
May 19, 2015
Dan J. Trampel, 52, of Forest City passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 810 State St., Garner, IA with Pastor Scott Kozisek officiating. Visitation will be held 5-7 PM Monday (May 25, 2015) at Cataldo Schott Funeral Chapel, 505 N. Clark St....
Jay H. Howlett
May 17, 2015
BRITT – Jay H. Howlett, 96, of Britt died Sunday, May 17, 2015 at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at the First Lutheran Church in Britt with Rev. Norman Bauer officiating. Music will be provided by organist, Donna Tech who will accompany congregational hymns. Usher will be...
Robert L. Hanson
May 16, 2015
Robert L. Hanson, 78, of Leland, died peacefully after a brief illness Saturday, May 16, 2015 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at the Cataldo Schott Funeral Chapel, 505 North Clark St., Forest City, with Pastor Thomas Rank of the Center...
Jerry L. Vega
May 12, 2015
Jerry L. Vega, 61, of Forest City, died peacefully Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from pancreatic cancer at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 4:00 P.M. Friday, May 15, 2015 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City with Pastor Jim Mantel officiating. Per his wishes he was cremated and...
Alberta L. Banker
May 7, 2015
BRITT – Alberta L. Banker, 89, of Britt died Thursday, May 7, 2015 at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt. A memorial gathering of friends and family will be held Sunday, May 17, 2015 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M.at Cataldo Funeral Home, 178 1st Ave SW Britt. Inurnment will be held at a later date in Litchfield, Nebraska. In...
Donna Mae I. Roberts
May 6, 2015
BRITT – Donna Mae I. Roberts, 79, of Britt died Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt. A memorial service will be held 10:30 Saturday May 9, 2015 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Woden with Rev. Kim Peterson officiating. Inurnment will be in Bingham Township Cemetery south of Woden. A memorial visitation will be...
Jerry L. Tweeten
May 5, 2015
Jerry L. Tweeten, 58, of Forest City passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines, Iowa. Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M., Saturday, May 9, 2015 at First Baptist Church Family Center Auditorium, 18508 E Hwy 9, Forest City with Pastor Eric Weaver officiating. Visitation will be held from 2:00 – 7:00...
Peter R. Van Gerpen
May 1, 2015
Peter Ray (“Pete”) Van Gerpen, 82, of Garner, formerly of Rake, died peacefully Friday, May 1, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa in Mason City with his family at his side, after a long battle with rheumatoid arthritis and acute myeloid leukemia. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 P.M. Monday May 4, 2015 at Cataldo-Schott Funeral Home, 505 North...
Wanda Book
Apr 30, 2015
Wanda Book, 86, of Forest City, died Thursday, April 30, 2015 at the Concord Care Center in Garner. Visitation will be held from 2:00-5:00 P.M. Sunday, May 3, 2015 at Cataldo Schott Funeral Home, 505 North Clark St, Forest City, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 A.M. Monday, May 4, 2015 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City with...