Frances Catherine Johnson Mason 1935-1999

MASON, JOHNSON, TINDALL, OSTHEIMER, DAVIS

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 2/22/2012 at 22:37:21

Frances Catherine Mason
Estherville – Funeral services for Frances Catherine Mason, 64, of Estherville will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 17, 1999, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Estherville with Father John Ozbun officiating. Interment will be held at East Side Cemetery, Estherville. She died Wednesday, April 14 at Avera Holy Family Hospital, Estherville.

Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. today with a parish vigil service at 7 pm. at the Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville.

She was born on Jan. 29, 1935, in rural Graettinger, the daughter of Alfred and Alice Catherine (Tindall) Johnson. She received her education in the rural Emmet County schools and graduated from Graettinger High School in 1953.

On Dec. 28, 1957, she was united in marriage to Jason [James?] Mason in Graettinger. Following their marriage, the couple made their home in Estherville. She was employed in the business office at Holy Family Hospital for 18 years. She retired in January of 1997. She has been battling cancer since July of 1998.

She was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and the VFW Auxiliary, both in Estherville.

She is survived by her husband, James Mason of Estherville; sons, Steve Mason of Hull, Pat Mason and wife Kim of Estherville; daughters, Kathy Mason of Estherville; four grandchildren; brothers: George Johnson and wife Barbara of Estherville, Robert Johnson and wife Kathleen of Estherville, Ronald Johnson and wife Gloria of Mankato, Minn. and Paul Johnson of Fort Dodge; sisters; Marilyn Ostheimer of Estherville, Alice Anne Johnson of Graettinger and Ruth Davis of Graettinger.

She was preceded in death by one grandchild and her parents. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, April, 1999)