Mason Obituaries

Jerene “Jeri” Lynn Vaughn, 68, of Havana passed away at 4:31 p.m. on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at her home. She was born on August 25, 1955 in Fulton Countys to James D. and Carol (Curtis) Briney. She married Lloyd A. “Tink” Vaughn in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 5, 1985 and he survives. Jeri…

Bruce Jason Clark, 58, of Bath, passed away at his home at 8:44 p.m., on Thursday, September 14, 2023. He was born September 16, 1964, in Springfield to Denzil and Norma (Kramer) Clark. He married Cathy Taylor Brooks, on January 6, 1990, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, in Havana. She survives. Mr. Clark is survived…

Barbara Ann Leesman, 91, of Mason City, passed away at the Mason City Area Nursing Home on Thursday, September 14, 2023. She was born on December 10, 1931, in rural Forest City to John Floyd and Lillie (Langston) Whitaker. She married Carl R. Leesman on March 24, 1950. He preceded her in death in 1999.…

Debra Lynn Webber, 64, of Havana passed away at her home at 4:26 a.m. on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. She was born on November 9, 1958 in Macomb to Arthur and Janice C. (Evans) Dufelmeier. She married Michael Webber, who preceded her in death on June 6, 2023. Debra is survived by her daughter, Lindsey…

Nina Wolverton, 97, of Havana passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 10:08 p.m. at Mason District Hospital in Havana. She was born on May 8, 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri to Henry and Marie (Craig) Moore. Nina married Clyde Baughman of McClure on August 24, 1942 (81 years). They had seven children, James…

Liz Krietemeyer, 55, of East Peoria, passed away at 7:52 a.m. Friday, September 8, 2023 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Liz was born November 3, 1967 in Racine, WI to Dale J. and Judy F. Stout Bissett. She married John Krietemeyer on May 17, 1997 at Mossville United Methodist Church. Surviving…

Norman Leroy White, 92, of Forest City passed away at his home at 11:52 a.m. on Sunday, September 10, 2023. He was born on November 13, 1930 in Pekin to Roy and Julia (Heyl) White. He married Pat Reynolds on January 18, 1948 and later married Zoe Zempel on April 22, 1971 in Palmyra, Missouri.…

Elizabeth Anne “Betty” Sinnock, 91 of Havana and formerly of Beardstown, died Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at Mason City Area Nursing Home. She was born February 28, 1932, in Dayton, OH, the daughter of Speedy T. and Lois Henderson Wherley Huffman. She married Robert K. Sinnock on August 24, 1952 and he preceded her in…

Gerald “Jerry” Vernon Hackman passed away peacefully with his wife by his side at Mason District Hospital in Havana on September 3, 2023 at the age of 79. He was born in Canton on November 19, 1943, the only child of the late Vernon and Pauline Hackman. He graduated from Havana High School and spent…

Stanley “Stan” Connolly, of O’Fallon, formerly of Bath, passed away on September 5, 2023. Stan’s parents were Joseph and Verla Connolly. He grew up in Bath. After graduating from Balyki High School, he attended Western Illinois University before enlisting in the U.S. Air Force in February 1957. His many assignments over his nearly 24-year career…