STONE, John Richard 1946 - 2018

STONE, ZIEGLER, WOOD, MESSENGER

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 1/10/2018 at 12:36:38

John R. Stone December 31, 1946 - January 4, 2018

John R. Stone, 71, of Mason City passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018 at the Muse Norris Inpatient Unit Hospice of North Iowa.

A memorial service will be held 1:30 p.m. Monday, January 8, 2018 at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd Street NE, Mason City, Iowa with Chaplain Beverly Butler of Mercy Medical Center officiating. Inurnment will take place in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery at a later date.

Memorials may be directed in care of John's family, they will then be donated in honor of John.

John Richard Stone was born on December 31, 1946 to John F. and Marjorie L. (Ziegler) Stone in Mason City. For many years John worked on the Rock Island Railroad. He then began working at A-1 Used Cars.

John was an active, dedicated member of the Cerro Gordo County Democratic Party. For some time he was the Chairman of the County Party. This passion brought John to meet many important members of the Democratic Party, and was invited to attend the inauguration of President Barack Obama.

After being asked his greatest wish, John replied, “I want people to come together, to work together for the common good, to ignore the little disagreements and focus on the greater shared values we all have. Only then can we do good in the world.”

Left to remember John are his brothers, Phillip Stone of Clear Lake, and Rob (Dena) Stone of Mason City; nieces and nephews, David Stone of Dubai, UAE, and Daniel Stone of Garner, Ashley (Erik) Wood of Mason City, and Holly (Keith) Messenger of Mason City; great-nieces and nephews, Sidney and Clare Wood, and Harper Messenger; as well as many cousins and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Marjorie; grandparents, Fred and Louise Stone and James and Allie Mae Ziegler; and a great-niece, Kenli Louise Messenger.

Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapels. 126 3rd St NE, Mason City, IA. 641-423-2372. ColonialChapels.com.