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Willis Handt

1932 - 2025

Willis Handt obituary, 1932-2025, Mason City, IA

BORN

1932

DIED

2025

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Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory

111 N Pennsylvania Ave.

Mason City, Iowa

Willis Handt Obituary

Willis Handt

February 7, 1932 - December 18, 2025

Willis Ray Handt, 93, of Mason City, Iowa, passed from this earthly life to his heavenly home on Thursday, December 18, 2025. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 419 N. Delaware. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be held in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials can be directed to Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

Major Erickson Funeral Home

111 N Pennsylvania Ave

Mason City, IA 50401

641-423-0924
Published by Globe Gazette on Dec. 24, 2025.

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Dec

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Visitation

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Bethlehem Lutheran Church

419 N. Delaware, Mason City, IA 50401

Dec

27

Funeral service

10:30 a.m.

Bethlehem Lutheran Church

419 N. Delaware, Mason City, IA 50401

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Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory

111 N Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, IA 50401

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