Mary Lin Kolb

Mary Lin Kolb

February 18, 1949 - October 24, 2017

MASON CITY | Mary Lin Kolb, 68, of Mason City, formerly of Clear Lake for 37 years died Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 28, 2017, at Zion Lutheran Church, 112 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, with Rev. Dr. Pat Hall and Pastor Art Zewert officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City.

Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, October 27, 2017, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake.

In lieu of flowers the family request memorials to the Mary Lin Kolb Memorial Fund.

Mary Lin was born on February 18, 1949, daughter of Don and Shirley (Tagesen) Havnen in Mason City. She graduated from Mason City High School in 1967. She attended Certified Nursing Classes at Mercy Hospital in Mason City and received her CNA. She attended classes at NIACC where she received her Certified Rehabilitation Physical Therapist Assistant. She married Gary Bolstad and to this union their son Jeffrey Bolstad was born.

Mary Lin married Doug Kolb September 3, 1976 in Hampton and to this union their daughter Christina was born. Her prior employment included The Villa, Clear Lake, and Damon's Department Store, Mason City. She retired from the Cerro Gordo County Dept of Public Health as a Home Care Aide. Mary Lin was a 2X Breast Cancer survivor for five years. She fought a long, courageous battle of severe lung disease and heart failure. Mary Lin showed her Christian beliefs (being raised in the Lutheran religion) and thru her love of people by helping her family and friends. Mary Lin enjoyed traveling on the motorcycle, camping, going to the condo and villa in Branson and loved to spend the holidays with family and friends. Mary Lin and Doug celebrated their 41st wedding anniversary at home on September 3, 2017.

Mary Lin is survived by husband Doug Kolb, Mason City; daughter Christina (Kolb) Hatfield and her husband Mike, Clear Lake; brothers Don Havnen, Wichita, KS, Jim (Pam) Havnen, Ankeny, and Matt Havnen, Waterloo; grandson Thomas Hatfield, Clear Lake; step granddaughter Brianna Hatfield, Overland Park, KS; sister-in-law Pat (Mike) Ward, Hampton; step-mother-in-law Florice Kolb, Sheffield; half brother-in-law Sam (Michelle) Kolb, North Potomac, MD and brother-in-law, Don Banks, Clear Lake; nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends and special friend since grade school Cheryl Miller.

Mary Lin was preceded in death by her parents, Don and Shirley Havnen, grandparents Henry and Gena Tagesen, Morgan and Opal Havnen, sister Kathy Banks, brother Mark Havnen, son Jeffrey Bolstad; mother-in-law Juanita Kolb, father-in-law Vincent Kolb and sister-in-law Wendy Havnen.

Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, IA 50428 (641-357-2193 ColonialChapels.com