Mason Obituaries

James “Jamey” Harp, 52, of Mason City passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at Lincoln Memorial Hospital. He was born on April 2, 1973 in Peoria to Richard T. and Janet (Barker) Harp. On July 1, 2006 in Petersburg he married Angela Smith. Jamey is survived by his wife Angie, three children Loren (Dale)…

Gertie Frances Bubert, 81, of Easton, passed away at her home at 8:28 a.m. on Monday, May 26, 2025. She was born on January 9, 1944 in Bath to Clarence and Geraldine (Hobbs) Lane. She married Albert Russell Bubert on April 21, 1962 at St. John’s Lutheran Church and he preceded her in death on…

Catherine Lynn Miller, 80, of Havana, passed away at The Lodge in Manito at 9:55 a.m., on Friday May 23, 2025. She was born April 15, 1945, in rural Havana, to Paul Henry and Lynnette Catherine (Barker) Roat. She was married to Richard Miller who preceded her in death on January 4, 2019. Cathy is…

Betty June Knollenberg, Born April 17th, 1929, lived in Mason City and passed away peacefully at age 96 on May 18th, 2025, at the Mason City Area Nursing Home. Born Betty June Schmidt from Beason, the daughter of Oleta and Gustav Schmidt. She married Dwight O. Knollenberg on August 29th, 1948, at United Methodist Church…

Jeffrey “Jeff” Alan Cogar, 62, of Havana, passed away at 7:07 a.m. on Sunday, May 11, 2025 at his home. He was born on February 21, 1963 in Havana to Kenneth Clyde and Shirley Joan (Bennett) Cogar. Jeff is survived by his daughter, Kayleigh (Richie) Kincaid; grandson, Owen Kincaid; siblings, Daniel Lee (Karen) Holmes, Connie…

Linda L. Bailey, 88, of Havana, passed away at Mason District Hospital, in Havana, at 8:44 a.m., on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. She was born November 6, 1936, in Havana, to Herbert and Avis May (Dobson) Dye. She married Paul Huston Bailey in Springfield, Tennessee, on December 3, 1951 and spent 73 beautiful years with…

Clara Ruth Pierson, 90, of Havana, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at 2:27 a.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2025 at her home. She was born on November 3, 1934 in Cuba to Otis and Zora (Van Orter) Wilcoxen. She married Larry “Buck” Pierson on July 4, 1963 and he preceded her in death…

Kenneth H. Emme, 88, of Forest City, passed away at 1:36 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. He was born on December 8, 1936, at home in rural Havana, the son of Henry and Alma (Steging) Emme. He married Diana VanOrman on December 1, 1968, at Forest…

Richard Neal Van Orman, 72, of Forest City passed away at 8:43 am on Friday, April 11, 2025 at the Richard L. Owens Hospice House in Peoria.  He was born on June 10, 1952 in Pekin to Forrest and Alverne (Craig) Van Orman. Richard is survived by his father Forrest of Manito, son Justin Van Orman of…

Merrill Otto Dierker, 86, of Havana, formerly of Petersburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at the Regency Nursing Home in Springfield. He was born December 12, 1938, to Otto and Helen (nee Imig) Dierker in Pekin. Merrill graduated from Forman High School. He then attended the University of Illinois where he was a…